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The motion of galaxy clusters in the distant Universe has just yielded the largest-scale test yet of the laws of gravity.

For decades, scientists have been searching for quantum spin liquids (QSLs) – materials thought to possess several special ...

Without visual input generating a constant stream of ambiguous or unpredictable signals, the brain may settle into more ...

Standing by the counter at the pharmacist waiting to pick up my prescription, I couldn't help noticing the prominent display ...

As if humanity needed another reason to embrace its early morning (or evening) espresso, scientists have just discovered a ...

Even if their direct air-cleaning effect is modest in real homes, plants may still offer benefits. Scientific studies suggest ...

A higher level of the fat that gathers around organs has been linked to faster brain aging in a new study, with glucose and ...

Autoimmune diseases, where the body's own immune system mistakenly goes on the attack, are much more common in women – and a ...

Alongside other globally renowned voices such as the late, great Jane Goodall, Attenborough's work telling the stories of ...

In the past, Graves has called the Y chromosome the "DNA junkyard". Creating lots of copies of a gene can boost the odds that ...