During a visit to the Hecht Museum at the University of Haifa in Israel, a young boy's father was shocked to see his son next ...

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Scraps of DNA discarded by our neurons' power units are being absorbed into our nuclear genome far more frequently than assumed, potentially putting our brains at greater risk of developing ...

The hypertension drug rilmenidine has been shown to slow down aging in worms, an effect that in humans could hypothetically ...

However badly your day is going, spare a thought for the ancient sea cow that's the subject of newly published research from ...

A comprehensive new study finds eating more meat is associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with ...

Our ability to image the subatomic realm is limited, not just by resolution, but also by speed. The constituent particles ...

In January 1912, German geophysicist Alfred Wegener proposed an idea the scientific world thought was wack. After ...

Plastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. But recent research adds to growing ...

While you're likely familiar with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, you've probably heard less about type 1.5 diabetes.

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The Polaris Dawn mission has been attracting lots of attention because it will feature the first ever spacewalk by commercial space travellers.