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Some 275 million light-years from the Milky Way lies a true cosmic mystery. There, in the heart of a galaxy named 1ES ...

The pathogen in question is called Naegleria fowleri. The "brain-eating" part makes it sound like an unlikely creature of ...

A series of savage lurches from intensely dry to fiercely wet conditions helped fuel the horrific winter fires we're ...

A new study links drinking green tea with having fewer white matter lesions in the brains of Japanese seniors, potentially ...

The Bible's lex talionis – "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" (Exodus 21:24-27) – has captured the ...

The intricate details of tattoos inscribed on the skin of South American mummies are now revealed in all their breathtaking glory.

Being able to erase bad memories and traumatic flashbacks could help in the treatment of a host of different mental health ...

Older adults who experience injurious falls are more likely to develop dementia within a year of their accident compared to ...

Frogs that seem to skitter across the surface of water as though it were solid land use a hilariously unexpected way to do so ...

Waves that ripple from Earth's centre can be used to sense what it's made of, and where those materials might be found.