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A new study reveals there may be a common underlying genetic basis underlying a person's disapproval of non-committal sexual behaviors and condemnation of recreational drug use. Findings shed light on how heredity may re...

Brood parasite babies wriggle in their eggs to build muscle, a study suggests.

Two teams in China are claiming that they have reached primacy with their individual quantum computers. Both have published the details of their work in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Matching the location of a face to the speech sounds a person is producing significantly increases our ability to understand them, especially in noisy environments.

Early exposure to language, whether it's vocalized or sign language, assists with normal brain development in children, researchers report.

The number of people experiencing numbness, tingling and pain in their feet with no known cause has been increasing over the last two decades, according at a new study. Called small fiber neuropathy, the condition has di...

Here are some great treadmill deals to help you reach your fitness goals in the comfort of your own home.

A new study which analyzed the DNA in a hair sample from iconic Native American leader Sitting Bull has confirmed the identity of his great-grandson.

A recent article says that despite a recent history of contradictory -- and incomplete -- evidence, sports physiology is zeroing in on whether lactate sensor technology can improve performance while preventing injury.

A potential drug targets RNA that cause C9 ALS and frontotemporal dementia.

Sharon Ruston's new book, The Science of Life and Death in Frankenstein, explains how Mary Shelley drew on science as much as imagination to create her masterpiece

Netflix claims its audience "views" reflect the desires of the masses, but this unreliable data means some bad shows get green-lit, while potentially good stuff doesn't, says Annalee Newitz

We are sending ever more stuff into space, and now megaconstellations of satellites risk causing light pollution on Earth and disastrous debris in orbit - but it's not too late to save our skies

In his latest novel The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson imagines what a future based on climate action might look like. He shares his take on the world with Adam Vaughan

Polar Zero at the Glasgow Science Centre is running alongside the upcoming COP26 summit on climate change. Its exhibitions show the past, present and future of the global climate

Given the scale of threat and the size of the organisations they are fighting, climate activists must move beyond civil disobedience to property destruction and even sabotage, says controversial campaigner Andreas Malm

Why bees don't get on with mirrors, plus spam emails from the beyond, immortal healthcare and boozy imperial units in Feedback's weird weekly round-up

A discovery opens the door to the development of new drugs targeting malaria, one of the deadliest infectious diseases on the planet. The researcher teams performed a screen of soil bacteria extracts for antimalarials an...

Scientists are using a mathematical model to better understand the immune response to vaccines.

Researchers reveal correlation between ribotype (RT) strains of Cutibacterium acnes, which are found in human skin, and the lifespan of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Strains RT4 and 8, which are associated with ac...

Cosmic rays are tiny subatomic particles racing through the universe at nearly the speed of light -- and they're not so nice.

The inner core of our planet is actually a mishmash of hard, mushy and liquid metal.