A genetic mutation tied to keeping the brain healthy at high altitudes may point to a way to repair nerve damage, experiments in mice show.

The tiny Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa) has always fascinated researchers because, according to the rules of evolution, it shouldn't have survived as a species, let alone thrive as a species for over ...

The Amazon molly reproduces without sex. A genomic copy-and-paste trick called gene conversion may explain how it avoids evolutionary meltdown.

For more than 150 years, the Rex parade has defined Mardi Gras morning in New Orleans. The iconic parade was founded in 1872 and began rolling shortly afterwards. According to the official Rex website ...

One of the magical aspects of Carnival is the meshing of traditional facets with contemporary style for a celebration like no other. That will be on full display this morning when Rex, King of ...

RIGHT NOW WHERE REX IS MEETING WITH ZULU AND IS ABOUT TO ISSUE THAT ROYAL PROCLAMATION TO REALLY DECREE THE START OF MARDI GRAS AND REX’S REIGN. WDSU REPORTER SHAY O’CONNOR JOINS US LIVE RIGHT NOW ...

Because of the partial federal government shutdown, a longtime Lundi Gras tradition will look a little different this year. Each Lundi Gras, royalty from the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club and the ...

Back when he was 17 and in high school, Eric Sid fainted. In the emergency room, he was diagnosed with anemia, which can cause fainting spells, and for years he thought that was the end of the story.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Rex, the king of Carnival, has been unveiled. H. Merritt Lane III will reign as the 2026 monarch of merriment. He says this experience for him, is truly a family affair. Rex ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — We now know who will reign as this year’s King of Carnival! WGNO’s LBJ got a chance to talk to Rex about this honor of a lifetime. This year’s King of Carnival is longtime Rex ...

After joining What I Like About You with Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth, Simon Rex was nowhere to be found after the first season of the hit WB sitcom. What I Like About You followed the lives of two ...