Allergology

A woman sunbathes in a roped-off distancing zone on a beach in La Grande Motte, southern France, on May 21, 2020.Photo: CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / AFP (Getty Images)Everyone knows you can be allergic to things like peanuts, bees, and cats. For people with such allergies, they can often get through life in relative safety by simply avoiding their triggers. But some unfortunate folks have rare allergies to things that are nearly impossible to avoid, like water and sunlight. Here are a few of the weirdest triggers known to drive…

Image: quiggyt4 (Shutterstock)Scranton is ranked in the top five on the list for an average total allergy score, receiving an 87.08-point ranking, the study reported.Grass and weed pollen is a top component here, and while tree pollen peaks in mid-February, it can continue well into May. Fortunately, residents and visitors won’t have to worry about weed pollen levels until fall when the weather changes. Image: quiggyt4 (Shutterstock)Scranton is ranked in the top five on the list for an average total allergy score,…

Photo: Philippe Huguen/AFP (Getty Images)As a rule of thumb, people with hay fever may want to avoid going outside after 2pm. A new study released this week found that pollen counts tend to be lowest during the morning hours and highest during mid-afternoon into the late evening.Segment of Challenger Space Shuttle Found at Bottom of Atlantic Ocean01:05Star Wars: Shatterpoint Announcement TrailerYesterday 1:23PMResearchers in Atlanta conducted the study, using a recently developed device meant to measure pollen…

This is an unfortunately up-close view of a carpenter ant.Image: Eugenijus KavaliauskasHalloween is right around the corner, so what better time to show off some of the more disturbing images of a world that’s invisible to our naked eye?These true-life horror pics come courtesy of the 2022 Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition, now in its 47th year. Gizmodo previously covered the top winners of this contest, but there were many more distinctive imagesamong the thousands of entries submitted this year. All of…

You might be understandably paranoid about seeing new bumps appear on your skin these days, as monkeypox outbreaks around the world alarm public health experts. But plenty of other ailments can cause rashes, blisters, and sores—aren’t bodies fun?There have been over 4,000 reported cases of monkeypox globally this year, including at least 300 in the U.S. While this viral illness may not be as fast-spreading as covid-19, it’s threatening to shift from a zoonotic disease, rarely spread from rodents, to something that…