The US Department of Defense has released hundreds of documents and photographs related to UFOs, some of which have been ...

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Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in times of ...

An impression made in clay around 175,000 years ago could be a kneeprint left by one of the builders of a strange stalagmite ...

A long-overlooked writing system from 5000 years ago is still largely undeciphered, but could mark the moment humans first ...

Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them to ...

A guide to walking, a look at the world’s Google searches and a deep dive into the secrets of our DNA are some of the topics ...

A device made using a tiny bead floating in a beam of light can measure extremely small pressures and could help find a ...

Red-light therapy promises to treat everything from acne and hair loss to depression and chronic pain. Many of these claims ...

Creating quantum entanglement inside a solid material is tricky in the lab – but crystals buried in the earth could be ...

A comprehensive study exploring coffee’s physiological effects finds that some of its benefits are down to polyphenols and ...