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US Feds Allow Experimental Cancer Trial To Resume Despite Recent Deaths

5 years ago

US Feds Allow Experimental Cancer Trial To Resume Despite Recent Deaths

George Dvorsky

15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Blood

5 years ago

15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Blood

Robbie Gonzalez

Pomegranates Yield Promising Anti-Ageing Compound

5 years ago

Pomegranates Yield Promising Anti-Ageing Compound

George Dvorsky

Ancient Cosmic Explosions May Have Impacted Evolution

5 years ago

Ancient Cosmic Explosions May Have Impacted Evolution

Maddie Stone

Marijuana Shown To Protect Brain Cells From Alzheimer’s

5 years ago

Marijuana Shown To Protect Brain Cells From Alzheimer’s

George Dvorsky

Kids Who Bite Their Nails And Suck Their Thumbs Develop Fewer Allergies

5 years ago

Kids Who Bite Their Nails And Suck Their Thumbs Develop Fewer Allergies

George Dvorsky

Why Hordes Of Moths Crashed The Euro 2016 Final

5 years ago

Why Hordes Of Moths Crashed The Euro 2016 Final

George Dvorsky

New Cancer Therapy Leaves Three Dead

5 years ago

New Cancer Therapy Leaves Three Dead

George Dvorsky

Beetles May Hold The Secret To Having Sex With A Super-Long Penis

5 years ago

Beetles May Hold The Secret To Having Sex With A Super-Long Penis

George Dvorsky

Octopus Eyes Are Crazier Than We Imagined

5 years ago

Octopus Eyes Are Crazier Than We Imagined

Maddie Stone

Don’t Click This

5 years ago

Don’t Click This

George Dvorsky

The Prospects For Alien Life On Titan Keep Getting Better

5 years ago

The Prospects For Alien Life On Titan Keep Getting Better

Maddie Stone

Herpes Outbreak Among Australia’s Green Sea Turtles Likely Triggered By Pollution

5 years ago

Herpes Outbreak Among Australia’s Green Sea Turtles Likely Triggered By Pollution

George Dvorsky

How The American Kennel Club Decides New Breeds

5 years ago

How The American Kennel Club Decides New Breeds

George Dvorsky

Turns Out, Hedgehogs Are At Home In Cities

5 years ago

Turns Out, Hedgehogs Are At Home In Cities

Carli Velocci

How Often Does Life Emerge In The Universe?

5 years ago

How Often Does Life Emerge In The Universe?

George Dvorsky

Cancer Survivor Receives Jaw Thanks To New 3D Printing Technique

5 years ago

Cancer Survivor Receives Jaw Thanks To New 3D Printing Technique

Carli Velocci

We Can Finally Stop Demonising Butter

5 years ago

We Can Finally Stop Demonising Butter

George Dvorsky

Why Female Praying Mantises Devour Their Partners During Sex

5 years ago

Why Female Praying Mantises Devour Their Partners During Sex

George Dvorsky

Whale Sharks Are Even Cooler Than We Realised

5 years ago

Whale Sharks Are Even Cooler Than We Realised

Maddie Stone

Texting Produces An Entirely New Kind Of Brain Wave Pattern

5 years ago

Texting Produces An Entirely New Kind Of Brain Wave Pattern

George Dvorsky

99-Million-Year-Old Bird Wings Found Encased In Amber

5 years ago

99-Million-Year-Old Bird Wings Found Encased In Amber

George Dvorsky

We Finally Know How Dogs Sniff Out Diabetes

5 years ago

We Finally Know How Dogs Sniff Out Diabetes

George Dvorsky

13 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Human Birth

5 years ago

13 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Human Birth

Robbie Gonzalez

Bumblebees Collide With Objects More Often Than You Think

5 years ago

Bumblebees Collide With Objects More Often Than You Think

Carli Velocci

Ancient Insects Had Some Pretty Funky Camo

5 years ago

Ancient Insects Had Some Pretty Funky Camo

George Dvorsky

Baby Turtles Getting Hypnotised For Science Is So Cute It Hurts

5 years ago

Baby Turtles Getting Hypnotised For Science Is So Cute It Hurts

Maddie Stone

Hundreds Of Genes Spring Back To Life In The Days After Death

5 years ago

Hundreds Of Genes Spring Back To Life In The Days After Death

George Dvorsky

This Is What Happens To Your Body When You Stop Exercising

5 years ago

This Is What Happens To Your Body When You Stop Exercising

George Dvorsky

A Promising Anti-Ageing Drug Will Soon Be Tried On Humans

5 years ago

A Promising Anti-Ageing Drug Will Soon Be Tried On Humans

George Dvorsky

Stressful City Life Causes Some Birds To Age Faster

5 years ago

Stressful City Life Causes Some Birds To Age Faster

George Dvorsky

Ancient Snakes Had Legs, But Not For Walking

5 years ago

Ancient Snakes Had Legs, But Not For Walking

George Dvorsky

How A Flu Virus Invades A Cell

5 years ago

How A Flu Virus Invades A Cell

George Dvorsky

A Zika Vaccine Is Now Ready For Human Test Subjects

5 years ago

A Zika Vaccine Is Now Ready For Human Test Subjects

George Dvorsky

Zika Can Cause Birth Defects Even If Mothers Show No Symptoms

5 years ago

Zika Can Cause Birth Defects Even If Mothers Show No Symptoms

George Dvorsky

Nauseating Video Shows How Difficult It Is To Get Dizzy In Space

5 years ago

Nauseating Video Shows How Difficult It Is To Get Dizzy In Space

George Dvorsky

Scientists Have Created Monkeys With Parkinson’s Disease

5 years ago

Scientists Have Created Monkeys With Parkinson’s Disease

George Dvorsky

Are Cities Evolving Into Hive Organisms?

5 years ago

Are Cities Evolving Into Hive Organisms?

Annalee Newitz

We Finally Know Why Birds Are So Freakishly Smart

5 years ago

We Finally Know Why Birds Are So Freakishly Smart

George Dvorsky

This Australian Rodent Is The First Mammal To Go Extinct Due To Human-Caused Climate Change

5 years ago

This Australian Rodent Is The First Mammal To Go Extinct Due To Human-Caused Climate Change

George Dvorsky

Why Would Evolution Favour These Insane Adaptations?

5 years ago

Why Would Evolution Favour These Insane Adaptations?

Rachel Mitchell

A Doctor Who Dalek Is Helping Exterminate Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

5 years ago

A Doctor Who Dalek Is Helping Exterminate Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

George Dvorsky

How Does Evolution Explain Human Cannibalism?

5 years ago

How Does Evolution Explain Human Cannibalism?

Mark Strauss

Do Different Kinds Of Alcohol Get You Different Kinds Of Drunk?

5 years ago

Do Different Kinds Of Alcohol Get You Different Kinds Of Drunk?

Robbie Gonzalez

Living Bacteria Can Now Store Data

5 years ago

Living Bacteria Can Now Store Data

George Dvorsky

Some Antidepressants Might Actually Be Harmful To Children And Teens

5 years ago

Some Antidepressants Might Actually Be Harmful To Children And Teens

George Dvorsky

Freezing Your Sperm For The Olympics Is A Silly Thing To Do

5 years ago

Freezing Your Sperm For The Olympics Is A Silly Thing To Do

George Dvorsky

Unsettling Experiment Shows That Fish Can Recognise Human Faces

5 years ago

Unsettling Experiment Shows That Fish Can Recognise Human Faces

George Dvorsky

We’re One Step Closer To Growing Human Organs Inside Of Pigs

5 years ago

We’re One Step Closer To Growing Human Organs Inside Of Pigs

George Dvorsky

You Are Alive Today Thanks To The Symbionts In Your Body

5 years ago

You Are Alive Today Thanks To The Symbionts In Your Body

Esther Inglis-Arkell

The First Two Slovenian ‘Dragon Babies’ Have Hatched

5 years ago

The First Two Slovenian ‘Dragon Babies’ Have Hatched

George Dvorsky

Looks Like We Were Wrong About The Origin Of Dogs

5 years ago

Looks Like We Were Wrong About The Origin Of Dogs

George Dvorsky

New Details Emerge About The Plan To Build An Artificial Human Genome

5 years ago

New Details Emerge About The Plan To Build An Artificial Human Genome

George Dvorsky

Rare Genetic Mutation May Explain Some Forms Of Multiple Sclerosis

5 years ago

Rare Genetic Mutation May Explain Some Forms Of Multiple Sclerosis

George Dvorsky

FDA Approves First Implant To Treat Opioid Addiction

5 years ago

FDA Approves First Implant To Treat Opioid Addiction

George Dvorsky

This Simple Test Can Predict Whether A Comatose Patient Will Ever Wake Up

5 years ago

This Simple Test Can Predict Whether A Comatose Patient Will Ever Wake Up

George Dvorsky

Feeding Cows Antibiotics Could Be Much Worse Than We Thought

5 years ago

Feeding Cows Antibiotics Could Be Much Worse Than We Thought

Maddie Stone

African Monkeys Caught Eating Bats For The First Time

5 years ago

African Monkeys Caught Eating Bats For The First Time

George Dvorsky

A Beautiful Illustration Of Something Quite Horrible

5 years ago

A Beautiful Illustration Of Something Quite Horrible

George Dvorsky

A Flaw Has Been Detected In A Ground-Breaking Fertility Treatment

5 years ago

A Flaw Has Been Detected In A Ground-Breaking Fertility Treatment

George Dvorsky

Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Could Kill 10 Million People A Year By 2050

5 years ago

Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Could Kill 10 Million People A Year By 2050

George Dvorsky

Dung Beetles Navigate By Storing Star Maps In Their Tiny Brains

5 years ago

Dung Beetles Navigate By Storing Star Maps In Their Tiny Brains

George Dvorsky

Genetic Clues Reveal How Giraffes Got Their Long Necks

5 years ago

Genetic Clues Reveal How Giraffes Got Their Long Necks

George Dvorsky

Spider Silk Inspires Creation Of ‘Liquid Wire’

5 years ago

Spider Silk Inspires Creation Of ‘Liquid Wire’

George Dvorsky

What Men Really Need To Know About Testosterone Replacement Therapy

5 years ago

What Men Really Need To Know About Testosterone Replacement Therapy

George Dvorsky

Surgeons Perform First Successful Penis Transplant In The United States

5 years ago

Surgeons Perform First Successful Penis Transplant In The United States

George Dvorsky

Researchers Just Solved One Of The Biggest Problems For World Hunger

5 years ago

Researchers Just Solved One Of The Biggest Problems For World Hunger

Ria Misra

Why We Don’t Crash Our Cars While Daydreaming and Driving

5 years ago

Why We Don’t Crash Our Cars While Daydreaming and Driving

George Dvorsky

Ontario Could Soon Require Anti-Vaxxer Parents To Attend A Science Class

5 years ago

Ontario Could Soon Require Anti-Vaxxer Parents To Attend A Science Class

George Dvorsky

Experts Held Secret Meeting On Building A Human Genome

5 years ago

Experts Held Secret Meeting On Building A Human Genome

George Dvorsky

Scientists Want To Use Predators To Fight Drug-Resistant Superbugs

5 years ago

Scientists Want To Use Predators To Fight Drug-Resistant Superbugs

Maddie Stone

Fake Skinned Robot Bats Will Soon Be Creeping Us Out From The Skies Above

5 years ago

Fake Skinned Robot Bats Will Soon Be Creeping Us Out From The Skies Above

Andrew Liszewski

Why Are You Always Staying Up Past Your Bedtime?

5 years ago

Why Are You Always Staying Up Past Your Bedtime?

George Dvorsky

Aussie Scientists: We’re Totally Wrong About Why Babies Make Funny Faces

5 years ago

Aussie Scientists: We’re Totally Wrong About Why Babies Make Funny Faces

George Dvorsky

Scientists Have An Insane Plan To Stop These Rhinos From Going Extinct

5 years ago

Scientists Have An Insane Plan To Stop These Rhinos From Going Extinct

Maddie Stone

This Piece Of Paper Can Diagnose Zika Incredibly Fast

5 years ago

This Piece Of Paper Can Diagnose Zika Incredibly Fast

George Dvorsky

Bio-Engineering Is A Lot Less Dystopian When It Looks Like An Acid Trip

5 years ago

Bio-Engineering Is A Lot Less Dystopian When It Looks Like An Acid Trip

Alissa Walker

The Brilliantly Weird Plan To Reconstruct Leonardo Da Vinci’s Genome

5 years ago

The Brilliantly Weird Plan To Reconstruct Leonardo Da Vinci’s Genome

Maddie Stone

Artificial Wombs Just Got One Step Closer To Reality

5 years ago

Artificial Wombs Just Got One Step Closer To Reality

George Dvorsky

Why Your Labrador Retriever Loses Its Mind Around Food

5 years ago

Why Your Labrador Retriever Loses Its Mind Around Food

George Dvorsky

Microscopic Tubes Inside Beating Heart Cells Work Like Shock Absorbers

5 years ago

Microscopic Tubes Inside Beating Heart Cells Work Like Shock Absorbers

George Dvorsky

The Aeroplane Seating Arrangement That Triggers ‘Air Rage’

5 years ago

The Aeroplane Seating Arrangement That Triggers ‘Air Rage’

George Dvorsky

How Vertical Farming Is Revolutionising The Way We Grow Food

5 years ago

How Vertical Farming Is Revolutionising The Way We Grow Food

George Dvorsky

This Toxic Hot Spring Looks Like An Acid-Fuelled Nightmare

5 years ago

This Toxic Hot Spring Looks Like An Acid-Fuelled Nightmare

Maddie Stone

The World’s Smallest Thermometer Is Made Of DNA

5 years ago

The World’s Smallest Thermometer Is Made Of DNA

Jamie Condliffe

FDA Moves To Ban Shock Devices Used To Treat Behavioural Problems

5 years ago

FDA Moves To Ban Shock Devices Used To Treat Behavioural Problems

George Dvorsky

Gigantic Dinosaurs Had To Grow Freakishly Fast

5 years ago

Gigantic Dinosaurs Had To Grow Freakishly Fast

George Dvorsky

Why We Sleep So Poorly In Unfamiliar Places

5 years ago

Why We Sleep So Poorly In Unfamiliar Places

George Dvorsky

CRISPR Just Got One Step Closer To Editing Human Genes With Ease

5 years ago

CRISPR Just Got One Step Closer To Editing Human Genes With Ease

George Dvorsky

Why Elk Bugles Sound Like Ringwraith Shrieks

5 years ago

Why Elk Bugles Sound Like Ringwraith Shrieks

Jennifer Ouellette

Life Rafts Made Entirely From Ants Are Surprisingly Sophisticated

5 years ago

Life Rafts Made Entirely From Ants Are Surprisingly Sophisticated

George Dvorsky

Lab Mice Are Freezing Their Asses Off, And It’s Screwing Up Science

5 years ago

Lab Mice Are Freezing Their Asses Off, And It’s Screwing Up Science

George Dvorsky

The Most Effective Way To Wash Your Hands, According To Science

5 years ago

The Most Effective Way To Wash Your Hands, According To Science

George Dvorsky

Chinese Experiment Shows Mammal Embryos Can ‘Develop Completely’ In Space

5 years ago

Chinese Experiment Shows Mammal Embryos Can ‘Develop Completely’ In Space

Jamie Condliffe

Why The US Government Says It Doesn’t Need To Regulate This Mutant Mushroom

5 years ago

Why The US Government Says It Doesn’t Need To Regulate This Mutant Mushroom

George Dvorsky

Trees Are Even More Amazing Than We Realised

5 years ago

Trees Are Even More Amazing Than We Realised

Maddie Stone

We’ve Finally Solved The Mystery Of How Monarch Butterflies Navigate Thousands Of Kilometres

5 years ago

We’ve Finally Solved The Mystery Of How Monarch Butterflies Navigate Thousands Of Kilometres

George Dvorsky

How Did This Escaped Chimp Not Get Zapped Into Oblivion?

5 years ago

How Did This Escaped Chimp Not Get Zapped Into Oblivion?

George Dvorsky

Saharan Silver Ants Have Evolved An Awesome Way Of Fighting Extreme Desert Heat

5 years ago

Saharan Silver Ants Have Evolved An Awesome Way Of Fighting Extreme Desert Heat

George Dvorsky

New ‘Time Slice’ Theory Suggests You’re Not As Conscious As You Think You Are

5 years ago

New ‘Time Slice’ Theory Suggests You’re Not As Conscious As You Think You Are

George Dvorsky