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Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biology have discovered a remarkably streamlined strategy for developmental ...

A new study shows there is a high cost of parenthood, quantifying the 10% “longevity tax” on reproduction. Consequently, mammals that have fewer or no offspring tend to live longer. But why does ...

In Netflix's "Wake Up Dead Man" a reproduction of one of the Gardner Museum's missing Rembrandts makes a fleeting cameo.

Wildfire causes most living things to flee or die, but some fungi thrive afterward, even feasting on charred remains. New ...

An ambitious £600,000 project to restore Grange Railway Station back to its former glory was nearing completion in January 1998.

Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds ...

Why do we sometimes keep eating even when we're full and other times turn down food completely? Why do we crave salty things ...

As our behavior is determined by our brains, understanding which neurological circuits are involved at the beginning of the ...

Women in India were told they couldn't be paid for their eggs. The result: a black market for eggs from women in need of ...

Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders to restore it.

A bill that would require explicit consent for harvesting egg and sperm cells after someone dies passed the House Health and ...