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Nearly 30 years ago, researchers discovered two unusual molecules in rye pollen that appeared to slow tumor growth in animal…

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Millions of Americans have a blood test every year to measure LDL, often called “bad” cholesterol. But new research from…

In South Korea, matchmaking companies evaluate their clients on a long list of criteria such as education, job, income, looks,…

Around 20,000 years ago, a cave was home to generations of owls that regularly coughed up pellets containing the bones…

Researchers have uncovered a hidden feature beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japan’s devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami…

A surprising discovery on a small island in the Baltic Sea is changing how scientists think about the relationship between…

Scientists have identified evidence of a previously unknown process that may explain how brain cells die in Alzheimer’s disease and…

For much of the early 20th century, quantum mechanics was one of the most puzzling ideas in science. The theory…

For decades, physicists have wrestled with one of the deepest puzzles in modern science: the “black hole information paradox.” Now,…