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Our bodies are extremely complex, interrelated, and ever-evolving patterns of information--from DNA to physiology to vital signs. But until modern times, most of that information was hidden from view. We...

As anyone who has experienced turbulence knows, its onset and departure are abrupt, and how long it lasts seems to be unpredictable. Fast flowing fluids are always turbulent, but at slower speeds the flow transitions to ...

In certain nanomaterials, electrons are able to race through custom-built roadways just one atom wide. To achieve excellent efficiency, these one-dimensional paths must be paved with absolute perfection--a single errant ...

In a deep, dank cave in Brazil, a pale, blind creature lurks, never venturing out to feel the sun.

People who have lost their voice due to vocal cord tissue damage could some day be helped by a new advance: Lab-grown vocal tissue.

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What do you have in common with a filter-feeding, deep-sea worm? On a genetic level, it's a lot more than you might suspect.

Scientists have grown vocal cords using human cells, which make voice-like sounds when placed in dog throats

Pigeons can learn to distinguish between healthy breast tissue and tumours - a skill that could earn them a job helping researchers develop medical imaging tools

Children across the world develop an aversion to getting less than others at a fairly young age, but only some children find it unfair if others get less than them.

The world's top psychologists have come up with a plan to help prevent long-lasting health problems in those who have experienced severe trauma

We're still feeling the glow of a 2-million-year-old supernova in our cosmic neighbourhood

Bumblebees exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides visited flowers less and collected less pollen - and that resulted in fewer seeds in the fruit

Some ants defend their nests simply by wedging their specially evolved heads in the entrances, where they act as an impenetrable door

A UK government programme to reduce the number of people claiming disability benefit seems to have increased mental health problems, including suicide

Male ruff sandpipers come in three types, each with its own bizarre mating strategy, thanks to a supergene created 3.8 million years ago

A new powdered form of adhesive is dry and pourable, meaning it can stick in hard-to-reach places and to rough materials

Catastrophic floods in Queensland in 2010-11 have been linked to a combination of global warming and a La Niña event. The dynamic duo may be back next year

Yarumal in Colombia is famous for its thousands of cases of Alzheimer's - now the disease has been traced to a single Spanish conquistador in the early 17th century

Rather than arriving by meteorite, Earth's water seems to originate in the very dust that formed our planet - the same could be true of other worlds

A secret document leaked on Russian TV last week revealed plans for a Dr Strangelove-style nuclear-armed drone. But all is not as it seems

A drug used to treat alcohol addiction seems to wake up dormant HIV, a vital step towards a complete cure