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There are signs deep beneath the Pacific Ocean that an exploding star once sent cosmic rays blasting out towards Earth, and ...

The rhythm of an infant's brain activity seems to put them in constant learning mode, whereas that of an adult may allow them ...

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Stratospheric temperatures in Antarctica are spiking, which could see strange weather unfold across the southern hemisphere ...

When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age faster ...

The shared ancestor of our species, the Neanderthals and the Denisovans may be far older than we thought – which could ...

Scientists have studied the genetics and lifestyle factors that enabled María Branyas Morera, officially the oldest person in ...

Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time using a gene therapy, which may be available in the US ...

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...

An array of 6100 ultracold caesium atoms controlled by lasers is the largest collection of qubits ever assembled, and ...

The constant temperature and low humidity of a cave network in Saudi Arabia turned cheetahs, some of which died thousands of ...