Itchy shins are marked by an urge to scratch the lower legs and accompanying redness or bumps on the skin at times. Having itchy shins can be uncomfortable but is not usually a cause for concern.

Quynh-Giao Sartor, MD, FAAD, is a dermatologist at Westlake Dermatology based in Houston, TX. Supriya Rastogi, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist at Schweiger Dermatology Group. Brendan Camp ...

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Out of curiosity, Burdge reviewed an image of V404 Cygni—a black hole about 8,000 light years from Earth that was one of the very first objects ever to be confirmed as a black hole, in 1992.

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so it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the tub. Make sure your bathing time doesn’t exceed 15 to 20 minutes. Depending on the cause of your itchy skin, you may benefit from using more than one ...

A surprising discovery about the black hole V404 Cygnus is expanding our understanding of black holes, the objects they can host, and the way they form. Many black holes detected to date appear to ...