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“Our latest discovery helps solve a 20-year cosmic mystery,” co-lead author Daniel Whalen from the University of Portsmouth's ...

Capturing the interactions on camera, Sugiura found almost all of the frogs actively attacked the hornets, with a 93 percent ...

B uried in the leaf litter of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest lie members of what just might be the world's cutest genus. The ...

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Christmas Day in 1809 saw a surgical first thanks to Dr Ephraim McDowell, the American physician who performed the world’s ...

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Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, ...

Indeed, recent studies have indicated that the humble honey bee possesses a remarkable talent for mathematics and can even ...