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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that has been fatal in at least 29% of cases, and in as many as 83% of cases, depending on the patient's health prior to infection. It has occurred often after natural disasters such as tornados, and early treatment is essential.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.