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9 of the most 'genetically isolated' human populations in the world
Over the past 50,000 years, humans have populated nearly every corner of the globe — and due to ...View More
'She was waiting for a 1-in-a-million match': Alabama woman is the 3rd patient to ever get a pig kidney
Last month, a woman became the third living person to receive a pig kidney. Now, her kidney fun ...View More
The position of the magnetic north pole is officially changing. Why?
On Dec. 17, the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the British Geologica ...View More
When will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says.
Psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA and LSD are being tested as psychiatric treatments. Clinical ...View More
7,000-year-old alien-like figurine from Kuwait a 'total surprise' to archaeologists
Archaeologists in Kuwait have discovered a 7,000-year-old clay figurine that looks eerily simil ...View More
I'm an evolutionary biologist who investigates real-time evolution in bacteria. These are my 5 must-read science books.
Like many children, I had a natural curiosity for the living world from a young age. My childho ...View More
4,000-year-old bones reveal 'unprecedented' violence — tongue removal, cannibalism and evisceration in Bronze Age Britain
More than 4,000 years ago, nearly 40 people died extremely violent deaths in what is now Englan ...View More
Exoplanet news, features and articles
There are estimated to be trillions and trillions of planets orbiting the stars beyond our sola ...View More
Meteoroid news, features and articles
Meteoroids are tiny asteroids or bits of comets that become meteors when they burn up in a plan ...View More
Worst die-off of a single species in the modern era discovered — and 'the blob' was to blame
Scientists have uncovered the biggest mass die-off of a single species in the modern era, with ...View More
