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One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer ...

A new study has revealed that successful environmental restoration is dependent on bridging the gap between ecological ...

This week, researchers reported that weight and health markers may rebound when patients stop using some of the new hormonal ...

Every second, trillions of tiny parcels travel through your bloodstream—carrying vital information between your body's cells.

"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative," wrote H. G. Wells. This principle—that survival requires ...

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, physicists have demonstrated that black holes satisfy the third law of ...

Have you ever seen a dog focused on nuzzling their expensive treat under a blanket, behind a couch cushion, or into a freshly ...

On Heard Island, a remote Australian subantarctic island some 4,000 km southwest of Perth, scientists were concerned after ...

Speed matters. When an X-ray photon excites an atom or ion, making a core electron jump onto a higher energy level, a ...

Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open ...

In a dimly lit office in a corner of the French National Institute for Art History, Sudanese archaeologist Shadia Abdrabo ...