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Many of us know the conventional theory of how the dinosaurs died 66 million years ago: in Earth’s fiery collision with a meteorite,…

The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones, teeth and turtle shells. But how…

It may seem like technology advances year after year, as if by magic. But behind every incremental improvement and breakthrough revolution is a…

Recently, a group of 23 science and policy experts from the U.S. and Canada published a review of mining risks to watersheds ranging…

Kamptozoa and Bryozoa are two phyla of small aquatic invertebrates. They are related to snails and clams (collectively called mollusks), bristleworms, earthworms, and…

Curing debilitating genetic diseases is one of the great challenges of modern medicine. During the past decade, development of CRISPR technologies and advancements…

One way cells can control the activities of their genes is by adding small chemical modifications to the DNA that determine which genes…

University at Buffalo scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum…

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently listed a new sibling diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), termed complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). An…

Researchers investigating the exposure of small mammals to plastics in England and Wales have found traces in the faeces of more than half…