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Some seven centuries ago, a man in Scotland had a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad...

The world runs on metals, and not (just) the kind produced by long-haired musicians with...

For a patient losing blood, every minute without treatment can matter. But the plasma needed...

As scientists look for ways to tackle the global obesity crisis, research has established that...

A prosthetic limb can help people to stand, walk, or run again. But it cannot...

The warning signs of Parkinson's appear to be all around us. Scientists have found clues...

Polish countryside, 17th century. A young woman from high society is buried in a remote...

More than 5,000 feet beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, scientists encountered a...

The discovery of a new species is always cause for celebration, but the arrival of...

Would you eat a cookie that was made from plastic? Technically, we're all ingesting an...

We've got another notable first in the field of physics to report: A specific type...

Look closely at one of the most famous photographs ever taken of Earth and you...

When you recognize a familiar face, your brain must connect that face with a name,...

The Universe can pull some wild monkeyshines, especially when it comes to scale. From giant...

For decades we've known that the cleaning solvent chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) is associated with a...

Cats are everywhere on the internet: You'll readily find these felines batting at objects, scampering...

Our brains comprise 86 billion neurons and the trillions of connections between them, whipping up...

After centuries of medical science, it's reasonable to assume that we have a complete tally...

In the extreme environment at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, things can get...