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A previously unknown disease that has claimed the lives of dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to be malaria ...

A plant that lived 47 million years ago in what is now Utah is like nothing that lives on planet Earth today. The discovery ...

Colorectal cancer's characteristic tumors are spurred on by chronic inflammation, and new research shows this might be linked ...

What, exactly, is your cat thinking? Scientists came up with a questionnaire in 2021 that might give you some idea of where ...

A complete mastodon jaw has been discovered in the back yard of a New York home, along with a few other bits and pieces of ...

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Squirrels might look like adorable, nut-hoarding furballs, but some are ruthless predators that hunt, tear apart, and devour ...

Before the time of the dinosaurs, a naked, warm-blooded egg-layer known as a gorgonopsian sipped water from Pangea's tropical ...

The food you eat could either protect you from dementia, or put you at higher risk, according to several new studies.