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Women are at higher risk of dying from heart disease. Here's why.
Cardiovascular disease develops and presents differently in women and men. But medical guidelines are often based on studies that excluded women.
Neuroscientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. They took them out on 'joy rides.'
Scientists taught rats to drive to a certain destination, but the rodents took a detour, suggesting they enjoy both the journey and the rewarding destination.
'Unique and extreme': James Webb telescope detects possible alien world bubbling over with volcanoes
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected possible signs of gases released by volcanic activity on a distant exoplanet.
What really caused encephalitis lethargica, the mysterious disease described in the movie 'Awakenings'?
Revisiting a disease that affected a million people might provide answers we need for the future.
Ancient Indigenous weapons from Australia can deliver 'devastating blows,' 1st-ever biomechanics study of its kind reveals
A first-ever biomechanics study of two First Nations weapons systems has identified the design features that make them so formidable.
From black cats to white spirit bears, 'superstitions, lore and myths can shape your subconscious' − biases that have real effects
What may be scariest about a spooky black cat is the way superstition and tradition shape people's perceptions and biases about animals based only on their color.
Wild animals that experience trauma are half as likely to survive, study finds
New research finds that marmots who experience adversity early in life have a lesser chance of survival.
Raindrops may have helped kick-start life on the planet
The earliest cells likely didn’t have membranes to separate and protect their components and chemistry away from a harsh surrounding environment. But they may have made do with rain.
