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Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.

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Without strong standards and smart oversight, artificial intelligence risks eroding the foundations of higher education.

Geopolitical unrest, rising costs of living, research funding cuts and a widespread sense of decreasing trust in science have put early-career scientists everywhere on edge. World events have added to ...

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Two very different methods are used to estimate the human toll of heatwaves such as those now hitting parts of Asia and ...

Inspired by long-lived animals — and human centenarians — researchers are hunting for ways to enhance DNA repair and extend ...