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The coffee in the break room at work could contain high levels of substances that elevate levels of 'bad' cholesterol in your blood – but there's a simple way to reduce them.

For eons, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has served as a sort of instruction manual for life, providing not just templates for a vast array of chemical structures but a means of managing their…

Regular, short snoozes keep our brains young by preserving volume, a quality linked with healthy cognitive functions and a lower risk of dementia and other diseases.

We are constantly reminded about how exercise benefits our bone and muscle health or reduces fat.

Humans have invisible skin patterns, due to a quirk in how our enveloping layer forms.

The humble proton is a lynchpin of the material Universe.

The ghost, at long last, is actually in the machine: For the first time, scientists have created neutrinos in a particle collider.

Scientists have found a new way to harvest psilocybin, the psychedelic compound typically found in mushrooms. They've engineered bacteria to produce psilocybin in their cells and poop it out, in gram…

If your eyes have ever been drawn to the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem, the texture of a pineapple, or the scales of a pinecone, then you have unknowingly witnessed brilliant examples of…

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We finally know what brought light to the dark and formless void of the early Universe.

A new kind of black hole analog could tell us a thing or two about an elusive radiation theoretically emitted by the real thing.

Marking the passage of time in a world of ticking clocks and swinging pendulums is a simple case of counting the seconds between 'then' and 'now'.

Determining the passage of time in our world of ticking clocks and oscillating pendulums is a simple case of counting the seconds between 'then' and 'now'.

In the middle of the night, the world can sometimes feel like a dark place. Under the cover of darkness, negative thoughts have a way of drifting through your mind, and as you lie awake, staring at…

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Scientists have recently identified a unique form of cell messaging occurring in the human brain that's not been seen before.

Of all the senses we love to indulge, scent is often neglected – but the right smells could be just what your brain needs to keep it whirring in old age.

«Researchers at the University of California, Irvine recently uncovered strong evidence that enriching the air with fragrances improves cognitive performance by strengthening a critical connection between neurological areas involving memory and decision-making.»

Time to upgrade your wallpapers, people.

The ancient Romans were master builders and engineers, perhaps most famously represented by the still-functional aqueducts.

«Roman concrete from seawalls built 2,000 years ago has survived intact for millennia despite the ocean's constant battering.»