Hundreds of pieces of bone dating from 5700 years ago carry evidence of being processed and eaten by other humans, bolstering ...

An ambitious plan to test extreme physics close to a black hole would involve a space probe weighing only a few grams, ...

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People aged 16 to 24 appear to get less out of NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression than those aged 25 to 65 ...

The US health secretary is cutting funding for mRNA vaccines because he claims they are less effective than other types – but ...

Mitochondrial mutations don't seem to build up in women's eggs as they age, which suggests they may have evolved a mechanism ...

Fear of disease hasn't motivated us to exercise. Perhaps instead it is time to highlight the enjoyable aspects of movement, ...

A proclivity for dancing seems to be found in at least 10 species of cockatoo, and the birds will even jive to white noise or ...

Readers continue to explore the origins of structured time and share a clever method of counting to high numbers on one hand ...

As the list of health benefits of semaglutide drugs grows, perhaps it is time to think about assessing their impact on people ...

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