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The visible signs of ageing – wrinkles, greying hair, aching joints – are only the surface expression of something far more intricate happening inside our cells. Beneath the surface, every organ in the body undergoes its own subtle molecular…

A review of studies on fecal transplants alleviating symptoms of depression has found the treatment works best when the packages of helpful microbes are delivered straight to our gut through our butts, as opposed to an oral route.

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A couple months back, astronomers officially confirmed the existence of “Betelbuddy,” Betelgeuse’s long-suspected companion star. Since then, researchers have been toiling away at characterizing Betelbuddy—finding that with each…

Napoleon’s Defeat in Russia Was Aided by Two Surprising Deadly Diseases

Two fossilized “mummies” unearthed by scientists in the badlands of Wyoming of the duckbilled dinosaur Edmontosaurus reveal the external anatomy in exquisite detail, including the surprising presence of hooves on the feet — a first for any…

When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors before mysteriously going extinct. As a result, many people alive today share up to 4% of their DNA with Neanderthals.

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Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.

New research suggests dinosaur populations were still thriving in North America before the…

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:

• About one billion years after the Big Bang, the universe experienced a period known as the “epoch of reionization” where the neutral hydrogen atoms that filled the universe became ionized from…