Large-scale national data offer reassurance for families and clinicians that antibiotics used to treat infections in pregnancy or early infancy do not raise children’s autoimmune risk, though subtle signals in specific subgroups…
Gut microbes produce D-lactate that worsens…
Scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest evidence of human-Neanderthal interbreeding: a 140,000-year-old child from…
New research suggests that dark matter could gather over vast periods of time at the heart of Jupiter-sized planets, creating black holes that eat these worlds from within. This striking concept may mean extrasolar planets, or “exoplanets,”…
New research shows fat distribution predicts premature cardiovascular ageing more than BMI, revealing why visceral and liver fat harm the heart while lower-body fat protects women before menopause.
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We all know that nutrition is one of the pillars of health. To live a long and healthy life it’s important to get the details right, and one ongoing topic of dietary research is protein. Like carbohydrates and fats, both the amount and quality…
The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than our solar system, as well as organic materials and ices from interstellar space, three fresh studies of the asteroid’s sample materials show.
Scientists all over the world have…
August 25, 2025
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Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected In U.S.
This gruesome parasite is more of a threat to your burger than to you
Screw-worm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) larvae use…
According to experts, the circular structure, which spans 15 metres in diameter and originally stood at a height of 6…