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Microplastics have now been found inside most prostate cancer tumors — and at strikingly higher…
Ancient carvings once thought decorative may actually be early attempts to record information. Their statistical…
A new study finds that one-third of proposed grammatical “universals” hold up under rigorous testing.…
Environmental phenomena and their consequences can disrupt social structures and destabilize political systems. An interdisciplinary…
Scientists have identified a neural feedback mechanism that helps determine when scratching an itch should…
Horses secretly whistle and sing at the same time—turning every whinny into a two-layered message.…
Scientists have built tiny “light racetracks” that could supercharge the next generation of sensors and…
Researchers have found that the severity of autism symptoms, rather than the diagnosis itself, is…
The study’s findings suggest that the key to combating Alzheimer’s disease may lie not only…
An “immune system reset” eliminated autoimmune, or Type 1, diabetes in mice in a study…
The closer a county is to a nuclear power plant, the higher its cancer death…
A newly discovered visual cell in deep-sea fish larvae is reshaping long-held assumptions about how…
As the planet heats up, the natural engine that keeps ecosystems turning is quietly slowing…
A wild banana’s hidden gene may help save the world’s favorite fruit from a relentless…
Astronomers have uncovered a hidden population of dusty galaxies that formed just one billion years…
Scientists have mapped thousands of young tectonic ridges across the Moon, showing it is still…