I recently heard Professor Luigi Ferrucci, an expert on ageing, speak at my local university's medical school.

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Mass reef dieback occurs at an estimated 1.2 °C warming above preindustrial averages, a point the report – involving 160 ...

The complex dance of two black holes locked in a doomed orbit has been revealed in a first-of-its-kind direct radio image.

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Scientists have discovered a unique signature of chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), ...

You might think honeybees are thriving – after all, the honey industry is growing and its bees are well looked after by ...

A condition that compels people to move their legs could indicate they have a greater chance of developing Parkinson's ...

But the half-inch predator does punch surprisingly far above its weight. According to a 2023 study, for example, the noble false widow spider may habitually prey upon vertebrates, with known victims ...

JWST might have spotted the 'smoking gun' of a hypothetical object called a dark star in the distant Universe.

COVID-19 infection causes changes to sperm in mice that may increase anxiety in their offspring, a study released Saturday ...

For roughly one in every hundred people, even tiny amounts of gluten can trigger severe symptoms and pose serious health ...