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By Alexandra Frost published
New research suggests how PCOS may be partly inherited through "epigenetic memory," offering insight into why the condition tends to run in families.
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have found that clear-cut male dominance is rare in primates, with both sexes capable of reigning supreme depending on the circumstances.
By Sascha Pare published
The South Island giant moa could be the next species that biotech company Colossal Biosciences "brings back" from extinction — but experts say the result will not and "cannot be" a moa.
By Athene Donald published
"What is the hard evidence, beyond anecdote and suspicion, that unconscious bias impacts on women's careers? Increasing numbers of studies show, in many different guises, just how potent such bias can be."
By Stephen L. Levy published
Almost everything on Earth is made up of atoms, but where do these fundamental building blocks come from?
By Joanna Thompson published
A fiery letter written by Albert Einstein in 1954 is going to auction. The letter details Einstein's thoughts on his part in developing atomic weapons, and hails Mahatma Gandhi as a political genius.
By Ben Turner published
The new super-strong copper alloy can be used to build better airplanes and spacecraft.
By Perri Thaler published
By heating and cooling a quantum material called 1T-TaS₂, researchers were able to control its conductive properties, showing that this type of material could speed up electronic processing one thousand fold.
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