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Menthol activates TRPM8 receptors on nerve endings in your mouth, which are the same receptors responsible for sensing cold.

The oldest fossilised remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

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Even a boneless, gelatinous sack lacking a dedicated anus and brain needs its beauty sleep, a new study by researchers from ...

An object spotted in deep space is the strongest candidate yet for a galaxy arrested during early development.

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The exchange of cells between a mother and a fetus is a well-documented phenomenon that scientists have known about for more ...

With another El Niño expected in 2026, only a short time after the last one, many reefs will not have had sufficient time to ...