A reanalysis of twin data from Denmark and Sweden suggests that how long we live now depends roughly equally on the genes we ...

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Shrinking sea ice has made life harder for polar bears in many parts of the Arctic, but the population in Svalbard seems to ...

Adults with kidney cancer who received faecal microbiota transplants on top of their existing drugs did better than those who ...

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are at the forefront of a health revolution. Originally used to treat diabetes, then obesity, these GLP-1 receptor agonists – drugs that mimic a hormone that reduces ...

Even given a set of possible quantum states for our cosmos, it's impossible for us to determine which one of them is correct ...

A construction vehicle designed to operate on difficult terrain and "walk" up steep slopes can operate on its own, building walls, moving heavy stones and trees, and even digging trenches where safety ...

The idea that Homo naledi may have intentionally placed their dead in South Africa’s Rising Star cave is fascinating, but are ...