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Scientists detect hidden skin damage before it becomes visible

Scientists have discovered a hidden warning sign of skin damage that appears before collagen fibers visibly thin, break, or lose their connections. Using advanced light-based techniques, the team found that collagen’s carefully organized molecular “handedness” can collapse even

Pulp Play “Wickerman” For The First Time In 15 Years

This past Saturday, Pulp celebrated Rough Trade's 50th Birthday at London’s Royal Festival Hall. They played all the tracks from their latest album More , which came out last year and was their first release on Rough Trade after Pulp signed with the label in 2024. The post

Scars of war linger on Syria's Saint Simeon monastery

Near the base of a column atop which Saint Simeon Stylites once perched, scattered stones lay bare the damage inflicted on the surrounding Byzantine monastery in northern Syria by war, looting and rampant illegal excavations. The Saint Simeon monastery itself was subjected to

How the most widespread parasite on Earth reads its genome

A parasite carried by billions of people worldwide often causes harmful infections during pregnancy and in immunocompromised individuals and is a leading infectious cause of blindness in South America. Once it enters the body, it can rapidly multiply, spreading from one cell to

Live updates: US pounds Iran as war's death toll hits 17

The death count from the Iran war has risen to 17 as the U.S. military suffered three casualties in recent days in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said. Two service members died in an Iranian attack on U.S. troops in Jordan on Friday, the Pentagon said, and