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Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an important breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells can evade the cell-killing effects of chemotherapy and enter a “zombie-like state&rdquo ...

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SpaceX has started a trend. More American companies are betting that they can beat the laws of physics by launching thousands ...

Once, we shared our planet with other human species, including Neanderthals and Denisovans. Today, they're gone, leaving ...

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New research suggests the same personality traits associated with toxic corporate leaders today may have been present at the ...

Keeping to warm climates throughout their 250-million-year history may have helped crocodiles and their relatives survive the ...

In this Moon Base update, get a closer look at some of the lunar terrain vehicles and robotic rovers helping pave the way for ...