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Having naturally high vitamin D levels may protect...
Genetic studies suggest that high levels of vitamin D are linked with lower risk of various auto-imm...
Astronomers have spotted the biggest cosmic explos...
The most powerful explosion ever seen seems to come from a supermassive black hole devouring a colos...
Mysterious sounds in stratosphere can't be traced ...
Solar-powered balloons floating 20 kilometres above ground have recorded inaudible low-frequency sig...
A distant supernova defies our understanding of th...
The two main methods of measuring the expansion of the universe have always disagreed, and observati...
Hammerhead sharks clamp their gills shut to stay w...
Even for cold-blooded sharks, the deep ocean is frigid. To tolerate low temperatures as they dive fo...
Bigger butterflies may cope better with climate ch...
Butterflies with larger wingspans may be more likely to expand their range at high latitudes because...
The acid in cola may help make salty snacks taste ...
Phosphoric acid – found in sodas like cola – may open up the sodium channels on our tongue, allowing...
The Human Mind review: Ambitious, up-to-the-minute...
From perception and behaviour to choice and morality, psychologist Paul Bloom’s book on the mind tak...
Kangaroo faeces could reduce methane emissions fro...
Faeces from baby kangaroos helped slash the amount of methane produced by bacteria in an artificial ...
Robot injected in the skull spreads its tentacles ...
A soft robot inserted through a hole in the skull can deploy six sensor-filled legs on the surface o...
Saturn now has over 100 known moons - more than an...
Astronomers are still discovering new natural satellites of Saturn and Jupiter, with the latest upda...
What is the human pangenome and why do we need it?...
A sequence for the human genome was first published in 2001, but this original reference doesn't ref...
Your body wash may make you more attractive to mos...
Better understanding the ingredients in personal care products that ward off the insects may lead to...
Superconducting qubits have passed a key quantum t...
A Bell test can confirm whether two systems are truly entangled – it has now been used to confirm en...
The weird truth about calories and why food labels...
A new understanding of nutrition and how our bodies use calories from food explains why balancing di...
Ageing is inevitable, but we may soon treat it lik...
Getting older is a fact of life, but there are promising signs that we may be able to intervene to s...
How we could discover quantum gravity without rebu...
In the search for a theory that unites general relativity and quantum physics, many have tried to re...
Why the mind-body connection is vital to understan...
The key to solving the hard problem of consciousness could lie in the body not the brain, with our g...
