The saying that the pen is mightier than the sword often applies in real life, as words can carry a lot of weight. “Pernicious” is one of those words that carries a lot of weight, especially in a way ...

If clarity shines a light on something, obfuscating it is casting a shadow over it. The word “obfuscate” is cloaked in darkness, and often describes things that are shrouded in mystery, are ...

Macrophages rely on lysosomes to balance microbial killing with self-protection, generating reactive oxygen and nitrogen species during phagocytosis. Using platinum nanoelectrodes, researchers at ...

The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, celebrating the Jewish New Year, starts at sundown Monday evening. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days leading up ...

Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said he would drop a Holocaust remembrance group’s definition of “antisemitism” if he becomes mayor — a turnaround in police that has some Jewish rights ...

At a news conference announcing the arrest of Tyler Robinson for the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, authorities revealed that bullet casings found in the rifle that was used in ...

One of the phrases scrawled on a bullet casing belonging to Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson is a lefty Italian anti-fascist phrase associated with World War II. “O bella ciao, bella ciao” was ...

Bullet casings found near the bolt-action rifle that officials say was used to kill Charlie Kirk were engraved with messages suggesting the shooter was familiar with online video gaming, roleplaying ...

The internet’s new favorite slang term has some users scratching their heads. While the expression “67” (pronounced “six-seven”) has surged in popularity on social media, the significance of the ...

Yale School of Medicine-led research reports that nerve-associated macrophages help maintain healthy fat over a lifespan and curb age-related inflammation. Aging brings chronic low-grade inflammation ...

A preexisting condition usually refers to a health issue you had before the date new health coverage starts. People may also use it to refer to health conditions you had before a new one began. Since ...

The new Denzel Washington and Spike Lee movie, Highest 2 Lowest, is now streaming on Apple TV+, after a three-week limited run in movie theaters. Highest 2 Lowest is Lee’s modern-day, American take on ...