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The Roman Republic flourished for nearly 500 years, so what caused it to collapse?

Walking exercise on a treadmill improves cognitive abilities, including learning and memory, and preserves hippocampal volume in people with relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis.

Older people who experience elevated heart rates are at increased risk for developing dementia, researchers report.

The Fermi Paradox describes the contradiction that despite an abundance of planets in our galaxy, we have yet to detect alien life. Are we actually alone in the universe?

A tiny galaxy orbiting at the outskirts of the Milky Way appears to have a giant black hole at its center, comparable to that of the much larger Milky Way itself, and scientists don't know why.

A 35-year-old man only has a 1.5 percent chance of dying in the next ten years. But the same man at 75 has a 45 percent chance of dying before he reaches 85. Clearly, aging is bad for our health. On the bright side, we h...

The Great Wall of China was built to defend the empire from enemy armies, but now it acts as a unifying symbol and a useful propaganda tool for the ruling Communist Party.

Research finds that humans have more in common with endangered crocodiles than we think -- namely, a deviated septum.

Researchers found that probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related nausea, vomiting and constipation. Nausea and vomiting affect about 85% of pregnancies and can significantly impact quality of lif...