A new study challenges the long-held belief about Simonetta Vespucci’s death. Researchers propose she died from a pituitary tumor, not tuberculosis. Facial recognition algorithms analyzed portraits for hormonal changes. Historical letters described her final symptoms and collapse during a ball. This evidence suggests a rapid tumor complication caused her untimely demise. Simonetta Vespucci, or more…

A cabinet door that once glided smoothly starts sticking, and a once glossy tabletop turns hazy and dull. This is not random bad luck; it comes down to one factor: the humidity in the air. Wood behaves like a living material even after it has been shaped into furniture, absorbing moisture from the surrounding air…