The media is full of news of war, terrorism and armed conflict, and this shapes our perceptions of violence. However, if we look at the costs resulting from these forms of violence, the numbers are ...

Your dog's dominant paw reveals surprising secrets about their emotional outlook and personality, and scientists have just ...

As humans, our eyes take in two-dimensional images that our brains convert to three-dimensional experiences. This ability enables us to be aware of our position in space, judge distances, possess ...

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I have long been critical of the World Health Organization's promotion of dubious treatment methods under the banner of "traditional medicine". It now has a global strategy to promote what is calls " ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a breakthrough in synthetic biology.

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An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the ...

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Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

Yuancheng Ryan Lu could barely breathe while he waited for his labmate to adjust the microscope focus. On the slide in front of them were the results of Lu’s latest attempt to turn back time for ...

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