Developers of the computer game Doom released the game's code in 1997, allowing scientists to use it as part of their research. Credit: id Software via ArcadeImages/Alamy. When th ...

Activity levels and daytime sleepiness can be combined into a ‘behavioural clock’ that predicts whether a fish will have a short life or a long one.

A comprehensive analysis of submissions to the preprint server bioRxiv has revealed a steady growth in the number of scientists uploading their findings to the platform — and neuroscientists have ...

Sharks might not be a natural biological group, with most species potentially closer kin to rays than to an oddball group of sharks.

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Thick, toxic smoke and black, acid rain have blanketed Iran’s capital, Tehran, this week, after missiles damaged oil depots ...

Collaboration between researchers and religious leaders led to a cut in the likelihood of early marriage by 80%.

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