In the waters off Madagascar’s northeast coast, archaeologists say they have uncovered the final resting place of a ship ...

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A chimpanzee named Juma turned out to be quite the trendsetter. He picked up a blade of grass and stuck it in his ear, a ...

Researchers from the University of Sydney have developed a system that mimics natural selection inside living mammalian cells ...

Credit: Asaase Radio. If you’ve ever sent an email, streamed a video, or checked your bank account, chances are your data traveled across an undersea cable. The internet, often thought of as ...

The drug is Ambroxol. It’s been used for decades to treat respiratory ailments by thinning mucus and easing coughs. But now, ...

A New Role for an Old Supplement The participants were given either a placebo or a high dose of creatine — 0.35 grams per kilogram of body weight, roughly equivalent to 25 grams for a 70 ...

The OTOF gene encodes otoferlin, a protein that plays a critical role in hearing. It helps transmit sound signals from the ...

Poveglia is a layered time capsule of tragedy. It was once a bustling community which was turned into a quarantine zone, then into a psychiatric hospital, then fell into ruin. And while it’s often ...