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After 20 years of orangutan observations, scientists have discovered that orangutans seek out plants with healing properties ...

Some followers of a ketogenic diet say their sky-high cholesterol isn’t a problem, but cardiologists disagree.

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The latest discovery of nucleotides on an asteroid is making scientists rethink the story of where life all began ...

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Sea squirts in the Antarctic could offer us a novel way to kill melanoma cells – that is, skin cancer – without harming ...

The Terminator echoes don’t end there, though. The legged metamachines were made by a team of engineers at Northwestern ...

One of the world’s ugliest sharks has been filmed in their natural habitat for the first time, according to a new study published in the Journal of Fish Biology. The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) ...

Although it was once true that washing laundry at high temperatures was more effective, that’s no longer the case. Advances in washing machines and detergent technology mean that most clothes can now ...

New biotech is helping scientists pull back the curtain on the developing brain and reveal the causes of autism.

From star‑forming pillars to colliding galaxies, Hubble’s most iconic images reveal how the universe is built, evolves and continues to surprise For more than 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has ...