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How will the world end? While some, like Robert Frost, have waxed poetic about the end of life on Earth—fire or ice—others have been looking to science to solve the mystery. Even still, others have been looking at the bigger…

Two new studies have uncovered fresh clues about when and where cats were first domesticated – and the findings point squarely at ancient Egypt. But rather than cosy companions or handy pest controllers, early domestic cats may have been bred…

As climate change ramps up temperatures around the world, it’s not just humans feeling the heat — dairy cows are struggling, too. 

A new study, published in Science Advances, suggests that extreme heat can cut milk production by up to 10…

Adopted in 1958, the GRAS exemption was intended to cover the use of commonplace ingredients, explains Jensen Jose, regulatory counsel for the nonprofit watchdog Center for Science in the Public Interest, based in Washington, DC. “It was so you…

At its peak some 3,000 years ago, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon was the largest metropolis on Earth. Renowned for their literacy, the city’s residents left behind stacks of cuneiform tablets in the Sippar Library.

While many of the…

Chinese scientists have discovered subtle new earlier signs of Parkinson’s in mice, an…

The fishermen of Puerto Morelos, on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, risk their lives every time they head out to sea to fish or dive for lobsters. Their bounty is dependent on luck, as the weather often makes it impossible to go out, while on other…

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean.

The…

Exposure to severe levels of air pollution in India is linked to adverse birth outcomes,…