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Science of the Human Body" exhibit at Liberty Science Center teaches kids the science behind the body's nastier functions ...

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Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's ISS mission marks India's first in-orbit biomedical research effort, studying muscle loss, ...

This geometric figure — first identified by dentist William Bonwill in 1864 — is formed by connecting the two points where ...

So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting ...

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The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

For me, the most fascinating part is the fact that such a group of animals managed to adapt to different habitats, which ...

Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of wild ...