A 49-year-old woman presented to the hospital with persistent pain and swelling in the right posterior neck that first appeared about a month earlier. The symptoms reportedly began immediately after ...

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

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Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Viral social media posts are warning about "exploding trees" during a major winter storm. The phenomenon, known as "frost cracks," is real but trees rarely explode completely. This is unlikely to ...

As we head into the weekend, a major winter storm system is going to slide some of the coldest air we’ve felt in years right over Michigan - and we’re going to be in a deep freeze for a few days. How ...

Pineal cysts can occur in the brain’s pineal gland. While most people with pineal cysts never experience symptoms, some may develop headaches, vision changes, or sleep disturbances. Pineal cysts are ...

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur was besides himself on the sideline. He couldn't believe that Keisean Nixon was the one who called for the penalty. Nixon was grabbed in the neck area by Chicago ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...

Slovenian junior world champion Tina Erzar will miss the upcoming Olympic ski jumping season because she requires lengthy treatment for a cyst on her neck. Erzar, 17, said on Tuesday on Instagram that ...