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A sperm donor, who is an asymptomatic carrier of a genetic mutation increasing the risk of cancer, was used to conceive ...

In recent years, an increasing number of scientific investigations have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease ...

Deep in the mountains of southern Brazil, a bright orange frog, just over a centimeter long, hops into the spotlight.

The taming of fire is credited with sparking humanity's evolutionary journey towards our modern levels of intelligence.

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An extreme close-up of the Australian rufous net-casting spider's unique silk, captured by biologist Martín Ramírez and his ...