Новости за 21.12.2016

The people who work at marijuana dispensaries have not know enough about marijuana to give accurate recommendations, a new survey finds.

Biofilms are slimy layers of microorganisms that stick to wet surfaces. They may cause up to 80 percent of infections.

Wealth can generate a feeling of autonomy and self-sufficiency, which can lead people to focus on personal goals rather than the needs of others. That means rich people may be less giving than the poor.

High-speed video reveals that starfish larvae create whirlpools to trap algae meals.

About a million years before steak tartare came into fashion, Europe's earliest humans were eating raw meat and uncooked plants. But their raw cuisine wasn't a trendy diet; rather, they had yet to use fire for cooking, a new study finds.

The Obama administration put vast swaths of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans off limits to oil and gas drilling to protect marine life, address climate change and safeguard the areas from development after President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Starfish larvae churn water with food in mind.

Just looking at this image might give the impression that this woman's baby literally kicked its feet right out of her uterus.

The need to move things to the next level has been recognized for thousands of years.

Next time he's vacationing in Hawaii, President Barack Obama might just bump into his new namesake: a pink, yellow and blue coral-reef fish that researchers have named in the president's honor.

Astronomers may have to think a little harder to solve the mystery of Boyajian's star, whose strange dimming events over the past seven years have spawned talk of a possible "alien megastructure."

The blood of a martyred bishop failed to turn from solid to liquid after being shaken. Are we doomed?

Born in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Colo, the oldest gorilla in the world, celebrates her 60th birthday on December 22, 2016.

Divers have recovered fragments of a lavish silk-and-wool carpet at a 17th-century shipwreck off the coast of the Netherlands.