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Research on Chernobyl frogs has shown that the ionising radiation caused by the accident triggered a process of natural selection among these animals.
It might provide relief to millions of people suffering from spinal cord injuries.
Tokyo's new pair of green skyscrapers shows how to live in harmony with nature.
Researchers reconstructed the genome of a mammalian ancestor using the genomes of 32 living mammals.
Would you print a house?
A cornea from one donor can now illuminate the life of three patients.
Tactical nuclear weapons were designed to be used on the battlefield rather than for strategic defense, but that doesn’t mean there’s a plausible case for using them.
Destroying critical European energy infrastructure may mark a new dangerous escalation by Vladimir Putin.
'Normal' particles like protons and electrons are made of three quarks. These newly found decaying particles are made of five quarks.
We're witnessing these crimes before our very eyes -- and you're probably buying stuff from companies that benefit from this.
The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.
New simulations show that planets around young, massive stars may have been captured or stolen rather than homegrown.
It finally happened: NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid to practice for a time when we need to save Earth from cosmic destruction.
It's the first time we've seen the Martian subsurface in such detail.
The camera device uses sound waves to power itself and transmit data.
Countless families of modest means around the world can stand to benefit from this development.
The damage caused by firewood harvesters hasn't healed even today.
The injured ant communicates the problem, and then the "doctors" come in. Some of these techniques have only been seen in humans before.
Don't expect to see psychoactive mushrooms in any pharmacy soon, though.
Using energy from the sun, this three-layer device evaporates water to cool buildings or food containers.
This brings us one step closer to an Earth without plastic pollution.
Could men who take steroids slowly morph into psychopaths or are men with psychopatic tendencies drawn to such drugs in the first place?
You may dismiss many behaviour changes as just a normal part of ageing. But it may be doggy dementia, or canine cognitive dysfunction.
Toxic masculinity” has been used to explain everything from the election of Donald Trump to why Ross from Friends is awful. But what does it actually mean?
The government said it has to increase energy supply amid Russia's invasion to Ukraine
A hot bubble was found orbiting the Milky Way's black hole.
Humans and opium have a long history together.
This is a "once-in-a-lifetime" event.
This could revolutionize how we treat weight issues in patients who cannot exercise due to health concerns.
Is it true our phones are dangerous for aircraft navigation? An expert explains.
This conception method is slowly becoming mainstream but women should be advised they ought to freeze their eggs sooner rather than later.
Unborn babies can taste and smell in their mothers' wombs Scientists believe the mothers' diet could influence the baby's dietary preferences later in life.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been having a field day with the solar system recently. After imaging Jupiter, showcasing its auroras and hazes, and Mars’ crater-riddled surface, NASA has now directed the powerful space telescope towards Neptune, the farthest-reaching planet of the solar system. Webb didn’t disappoint one bit, delivering the clearest view […]
Unsurprisingly, these companies are exploiting people’s concern about the environment to spread disinformation.
Yet another reason why we should be extremely careful with the pesticides we use.
Over 130 countries already did the same thing, but the US was lagging.
When something as vile as racism is masquerading as science, we need to have a talk.
Wolves were readily suited for domestication by early humans, the research shows.
This is much earlier than we assumed coastal cities would be having issues.
Blue light may trigger hormonal changes that could lead to the early onset of puberty.
The list includes oaks, elms, maples, pines, chestnuts, among many others.
Campaigners ask to halve food waste by 2030 to tackle the climate crisis and improve food security.
Windows plus dirt plus cooking emissions can make for a bad cocktail.
Many people are still afraid to touch water from the city even though it's been years since the crisis was fixed.
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From materials science to medicine, such an algorithm can be very valuable for researchers.
The powerful space telescope used its potent infrared instruments to reveal unseen features from both Mars' surface and atmosphere.
Invertebrates are “the little things that run the world”. So researchers decided to count all the ants on Earth, to help monitor how they’re coping with environmental challenges.
Ultraprocessed? More like ultrabad.
While we don't exactly know why yet, regularly drinking tea can help prevent type 2 diabetes -- and the more you drink, the better.
