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A Briton who lived 10,000 years ago had dark brown skin and blue eyes. At least, that’s what dozens of news stories published this month – including our own – stated as fact. But one of the ...

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Weinstein says understanding neutrinos is one of the most pressing scientific issues in physics. She shares the latest ...

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When we talk about prehistoric foods, we often focus on meat or perhaps cereal grains. But columnist Michael Marshall finds ...

An experiment with ultracold potassium atoms has revealed details of a type of turbulence that only exists in the quantum ...

Many are convinced that ice baths or cold showers are an effective way to speed recovery after exercise, but a study finds ...