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Bigger is better: Organisms first grew big to increase their radius of spreading their offspring rather than to compete...
Gaming has earned a bad reputation: it's now an addictive disorder...
Marriage protects against heart disease and strokes, new research has revealed...
Humans may be responsible for the extinction of a newly discovered species of ape, as early as 2200 years ago.
For the first time ever, a robot has been used to perform surgery on the human eye
A low-cost large-scale industrial process that captures atmospheric carbon dioxide and converts it to low-carbon fuels...
Being hungry makes you moody - hangry - and also puts you in a negative emotional state, new research has shown...
CRISPR-Cas9 may increase the risk of cancer in certain cells, according to a recent study at the Karolinska Institute...
A Submersible Chamber for Ascending Specimens (SubCAS) to safely transport newly-discovered fish from the ocean’s...
Hair dye created by discarded blackcurrant skins will soon hit the market thanks to researchers at the University of...
Strong social ties may preserve memory in old age, according to a new study conducted at the Ohio State University.
A sustainable world powered entirely by renewable energy sources is viable, according to a new study from scientists in...
What impact could a more active commute have for your heart health?
Using data gathered by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Satellite (GRACE) from 2002 to 2016, a team at NASA Goddard...
Driverless cars used to be something that only appeared in science fiction, but they’re swiftly becoming a reality....
Or do we have to choose?
The beginning of the genome revolution?
Soil samples from all over the world have been studied to uncover the bacteria they contain. The vast majority of the...
Reprogrammed stem cells have been used to grow human muscles...
Scientists grow functioning muscle in the lab
Not feeling the cold could be key to the ability of hibernators, like squirrels and hamsters, to snooze their way...
Scientists have found that immune system cells provide growth hormones to the developing embryo...
How the building blocks of life might have formed
A DNA-based drug that can penetrate brain cells to block the production of a toxic protein might be about to...