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The first vagina-on-a-chip replicates the cellular environment of the vagina.

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered more than 100 "smaller and fainter" Nazca Lines, some of which were made by piling stones on top of each other.

The agreement made at the COP15 biodiversity summit balanced a recognition of the importance of Indigenous peoples and territories for conserving biodiversity without imposing on Indigenous sovereignty over those lands

Today the international LHCb collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) presented new measurements of rare particle transformations, or decays, that provide one of the highest-precision tests yet of a key property ...

Research firm DeepMind has built an AI to optimise cooling systems in buildings. In tests, it reduced energy usage by around 10 per cent

Here's what you need to know about whether humidifiers can help relieve nasal congestion.

What happens during the winter solstice? Here's why this day is the shortest day of the year, with the fewest hours of daylight. The winter solstice falls on Dec. 21 or 22 every year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Photonic data-processing is well-suited to the age of deep learning

Fully homomorphic encryption is easy if you do it with light

A comparison of consonant-like sounds in great apes suggests an arboreal lifestyle may have been a step towards complex speech in our ancestors

Exercise more. That's usually my (and many other peoples') top New Year's resolution. But it's drizzly with bone-chilling winds howling outside. And I'm wrapped in a fuzzy blanket on the couch with a cup of hot cocoa and...

Many countries in the northern hemisphere are seeing surges of childhood respiratory infections like influenza and RSV. While this is partly because child infections fell during covid-19 restrictions, that isn't the whol...

A female zebra shark conceived her pups through 'virgin birth,' despite sharing a tank with two males.

Ticks infected with the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease are more likely to survive winter, contributing to the spread of the disease as the world warms

Researchers have identified neural biomarkers associated with food and drug cravings. The findings could help pave the way for new treatments for addiction.

Male mason wasps have no venom, but they can still stab predators with their genitals.

A magnetic slime robot that drew comparisons to the Marvel character Venom could navigate through narrow passages and fix broken circuits

With death closing in, NASA's Mars InSight Lander picked up a record-breaking Marsquake in May.

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for good health, but what are they and what foods contain them?

Study reveals how various brain regions and neural networks contribute to a person's problem-solving abilities and general intelligence.

Study reveals how motor memory is consolidated during sleep.

Researchers question, when free snacks and hot drinks are offered, how much is it reasonable to take before it becomes "excessive"?