A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be ...

The "8-real" coin ("real de a ocho" in Spanish and the original pirate "piece of eight") was minted out of silver in the 16th ...

Keratin has been linked to skin diseases and inflammation in the past, but now, a new study may have uncovered one reason why ...

In the Middle Ages, a man was buried in a Stone Age monument in what is now Spain. Now, we finally know his genetic roots, ...

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CERN scientists transported antimatter by truck for the first time, enabling ultraprecise studies that could reveal why ...

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NASA is gearing up to send astronauts back to the lunar environment for the first time in nearly 55 years. We've broken the ...

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Once described by a 16th-century anatomist as the "shameful member," the clitoris has historically been ignored in research ...

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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park hosts sand-dune fields that fill up with lagoons every wet season, but the reserve also has ...