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Scientists have developed a technique to reverse the cooking effects of boiling an egg.

A system of 11-billion-year-old Earth-sized planets has been discovered, increasing the likelihood of finding...

High stress levels during pregnancy can affect the level of nutrients available to the baby, leading to health risks in...

Humidity and temperature are key factors in the ability to form complex tones.

Pet dogs have been implicated in transmitting a deadly virus to lions in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park...

Wild pumas' feeding behaviour is affected by proximity to human housing.

Herculaneum scrolls read for first time in 2000 years thanks to X-ray technology.

Cone snails use a weaponised insulin to disable their prey.

New super-metal surfaces fashioned with a laser are so water repellent they can wash away dirt with only a tiny amount...

Do birds in flight weigh more, less or the same than they do at rest?

Bar-headed geese take a "roller coaster" route to save energy while crossing the world's highest...

Sea turtles use Earth's magnetic field to find their birth place

Space ice contains the chemical building blocks for life

Obesity affects your genes and risk of diabetes

Bowhead whales have evolved anti-ageing DNA-repair systems to outlive almost all other animals on earth.

Your mother was right, breathing cold air can help the cold virus invade...

Main characters in kids' cartoons die twice as fast as their counterparts in grown-up films

Individuals who have strong friendships cope with stress much better than loners.

Universities exaggerate their research findings in press releases, leading to embellishment in the media.

Lasers simulate asteroid and comet impacts to create the building blocks of DNA...

Plastic debris adrift in the Earth's oceans poses a very real threat to both marine life and human health.

"Non-echolocating" bats have been found to actually use a primitive form of echolocation, hinting at the...

New herpes drug stops cold sores from coming back again by stopping gene activation.

Electric eels use remote control to force their prey to disclose themselves...