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It turns out that obesity may be much more complicated than we thought, with the condition potentially existing in up to 11 ...

Over multiple generations, small nematode worms began preferring microplastic-contaminated food over cleaner options, which ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

Researchers have found the first new type of magnet in nearly a century. Now, these strange "altermagnets" could help us ...

The UK's Online Safety Act is intended to stop children from accessing pornography online, but its potential implications are ...

A rush to build more energy infrastructure is driven in part by inflated estimates of US data centre growth. That means ...

Researchers have genetically engineered gut microbes to absorb compounds that contribute to kidney stones – and to thrive in ...

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...