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Men, take a look at your right hand. Is your index finger shorter than your ring finger? The ratio of these digits' lengths could hint at everything from personality to intellect to physiology, a number of studies sugges...

Rapid advances in emerging technologies are raising intriguing questions: How is computing opening new opportunities for all in manufacturing, education, and healthcare? What will the future of work look like when automa...

A unique fossil captures this ancient ichthyosaur as she was in the middle of delivering her three offspring (full text available to subscribers)

You don't need to be a fossil expert to work out what these two turtles were up to just before they died (full text available to subscribers)

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The 70 most popular videos depicting drunkenness on YouTube account for more than 330 million views, with little portrayal of the negative outcomes of excessive alcohol consumption, according to a new analysis. The popul...

Previous research has suggested a link between intelligence and various health outcomes. New findings show a link between a lower IQ and greater and riskier drinking among young adult men.The poor IQ-test results may als...

Alcoholic liver disease is a common liver ailment in the US that varies significantly by ethnicity. A new study looks the role of ethnicity in the age of onset, severity, and risk factors for progression of ALD. Results ...

A new understanding of the pathobiology behind a head and neck tumor has been uncovered that may someday lead to new methods of targeted drug therapy, scientists report.