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A slice of cheddar, a smear of brie, a sprinkle of parmesan — they’re all a dream for cheese lovers. But for people with lactose intolerance, they’re a nightmare in the making. Perhaps literally.

According to a new study, it’s possible…

Remote-controlled “cyborg beetles” could be used to help discover people trapped in…

Have you ever considered sharing your lunch with an orca? Because a new study suggests they thought about sharing their meals with you. 

The study, published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, identifies 34 cases in which orcas attempted…

The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which served as the inspiration for the video game…

In 1935, in the labs of Cornell University, a discovery was made that should have taken the world by storm.

It was all thanks to Prof Clive McCay, an American nutritionist, and a group of rats. Or rather, several groups of rats – McCay had…

A commonly sold cough syrup in Europe could potentially slow down progression of dementia in

Scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool which can accurately diagnose…

Killer whales sometimes offer to share their prey with people, a new study finds, hinting…

For years, scientists were puzzled by a strange part of the ocean just south of Greenland that didn’t behave like the rest of the planet. While ocean temperatures across the globe have climbed steadily, this region, nicknamed the…

New research has revealed that the Norwegian lemming is one of the youngest mammals on Earth. The team found that the Norwegian lemming split from its closest relative, the Western Siberian lemming, about 35,000 years ago. Although this may seem…