Researchers unveil the inner mechanisms of the most intricate and complex molecular machine in human biology. Scientists at ...

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Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.

The National Health and Medical Research Council is aiming to play down the major health risks posed by the presence of PFAS ...

Can your kidneys remember something as well as your brain can? A new study finds the surprising ability of the cells outside ...

There are several potential health benefits of figs, from promoting digestion and heart health to potentially managing blood ...

It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has ...

It's common knowledge that our brains -- and, specifically, our brain cells -- store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory ...

Ancient DNA recovered from Pompeii shows that people found holding one another beneath the volcanic ash weren’t related in ...

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