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Tattoos may have been widespread in prehistory, with scientists discovering a plethora of body art on a pastoralist who died ...
The prebiotic properties of human milk could be harnessed to treat a bacterial strain known to cause problems for ...
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A giant stick insect species found in Australia’s Wet Tropics named Acrophylla alta can reach 40 centimetres in length and ...
Mice with a handful of cancerous cells in their lungs experienced a 100-fold increase to this number after being infected ...
Creatures that lurk more than 9000 metres deep in the Pacific Ocean get their nutrients from a surprising source ...
Astonishing new archaeological finds and ancient DNA analysis leave no doubt that throughout prehistory women were rulers, ...
A fantastic alien adventure can be found on our very own planet by studying the microbial life in Earth's crust, according to ...