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Our Solar System may not be alone in having an abundant supply of water -- that's according to a paper published...

Children are more likely to seek assistance in a task than chimpanzees, suggesting that a motivation to work together...

An antibacterial protein secreted in the small intestine creates a tiny “no man’s land” between the wall of the...

A study published in PLoS One that shows that having a lower percentage of protein in the diet can lead to more...

Researchers have for the first time mapped the genome of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that caused the Black Death -...

Plan for an Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will do for nature what the IPCC...

A discovery announced at the World Conference on Marine Biodiveristy reveals how deep sea sharks evolved eyesight to...

Initial results from the Jellywatch scheme set up in the Mediterranean Sea in 2008 suggest an increase in jellyfish...

Researchers at the British Antarctic Survey have found an increase in iceberg scouring of the seafloor around the West...

The scientific explanation for rose-tinted spectacles...

Researchers have discovered a chemical signal secreted by blood cells that prevents arteries from furring up again...

A comet not far from Earth has shed some light on how our planet could have come by much of its water, a new study has...

The first 90 days of observation from the Messenger probe are providing insight into the formation of Mercury...

Plastics may soon be able to be designed to a specification for an individual job

Solar heat has been used to power air conditioning

A form of superfast muscle not previously known to exist in mammals endows bats with their echlocating abilities.

An analysis of electrical heart tracings from thousands of patients has revealed a new way to spot those at risk of...

An analysis of over half a billion "tweets" posted worldwide on the microblogging site Twitter has confirmed...

The hunter has become hunted. Israeli scientists have discovered a species of beetle larva that uses its antennae to...

DEET is one of the most common chemicals in insect repellents, but since its invention scientists have been unable to...

Teaching the immune system to tolerate certain friendly bacteria is an important step towards gut health, and this week...

Inspired by the insect-eating pitcher plant, scientists have created a material capable of repelling almost any liquid...

Mingling with wild herbivores at certain times of year could help livestock thrive, according to a report this week in...

Using an MRI scanner to read their brain activity, scientists have successfully decoded and then reconstructed the...