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Store-bought tomatoes taste bland, and scientists have discovered a gene that gives tomatoes their flavor is actually missing in about 93 percent of modern, domesticated varieties

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Store-bought tomatoes taste bland, and scientists have discovered a gene that gives tomatoes their flavor is actually missing in about 93 percent of modern, domesticated varieties

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A new genetic analysis hints that early European hunter-gatherers may have taught themselves to farm, and the idea wasn't introduced from the "Fertile Crescent" region of the Middle East…

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A new species of tiny tyrannosaur has been discovered in Utah

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There's a universal genetic signature for monogamy in species as diverse as fish and birds, scientists have found

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Scientists have found "supercorals" in Hawaii’s Kāne’ohe Bay, where a reef is thriving despite development, dredging, sewage and high temperatures

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Scientists are close to engineering a spicy tomato, after discovering the red fruit - a close relative of the pepper - still carries an inactive gene to produce capsaicin…

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Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)

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A volcano off the coast of Alaska has been blowing giant undersea bubbles up to a quarter mile wide, according to a new study

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Spending time in the sun can make your gut microbiome healthier, according to a new study

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stronomers have all but confirmed the universe has at least one galaxy that’s woefully deficient in dark matter

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An archaeological excavation in Jerusalem begun 125 years ago has wrapped up with the discovery of an elaborate, Roman-era street connecting two religious destinations that was likely built by Pontius Pilate

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A group of scientists claim they've identified the ancestral homeland of modern humans in Africa

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From 440 to 25,000: One Humpback Whale Population’s Amazing Recovery - In the late 1950s, only 440 humpback whales — or 1.6 percent of their onetime number — were swimming around the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.

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Saharan silver ants can travel at 108 body lengths a second, according to new research

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Scientists have announced a new gene-editing tool called "prime editing" that avoids some of the pitfalls of CRISPR's genetic "scissors" approach

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It's not just mothers: Men who drink in the months before conception might increase their baby's risk of congenital heart disease.

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In Russia’s Space Graveyard, Locals Scavenge Fallen Spacecraft (2018)

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Fungus-farming ants may hold secret to fighting drug-resistant microbes

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Scientists have found Bronze Age baby bottles used to feed milk to infants in Germany thousands of years ago

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Telling Alzheimer's and dementia apart might be as simple as watching how people walk, a new study suggests.

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Scientists have invented a robotic device called eNose that can sniff out particles in the breath of patients with advanced lung cancer and then recommend the best treatment strategy

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Researchers say they’ve found a single protein that explains why Ebola is so deadly

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A new paper picks out 85 unique genetic traits that let whales and others cetaceans become aquatic 50 million years ago.

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DNA from an ancient woman’s remains have established a genetic link between modern-day Indians and the Indus Valley Civilization’s people

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Scientists find a type of bacteria that can produce alcohol in the human gut, in rare cases causing people to get drunk without ever drinking.

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Over 250 Neanderthal Footprints Reveal Clues to the Ancient Humans’ Social Lives

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Store-bought tomatoes taste bland, and scientists have discovered a gene that gives tomatoes their flavor is actually missing in about 93 percent of modern, domesticated varieties

Store-bought tomatoes taste bland, and scientists have discovered a gene that gives tomatoes their flavor is actually missing in about 93 percent of modern, domesticated varieties

A new genetic analysis hints that early European hunter-gatherers may have taught themselves to farm, and the idea wasn't introduced from the "Fertile Crescent" region of the Middle East…

A new species of tiny tyrannosaur has been discovered in Utah

There's a universal genetic signature for monogamy in species as diverse as fish and birds, scientists have found

Scientists have found "supercorals" in Hawaii’s Kāne’ohe Bay, where a reef is thriving despite development, dredging, sewage and high temperatures

Scientists are close to engineering a spicy tomato, after discovering the red fruit - a close relative of the pepper - still carries an inactive gene to produce capsaicin…

Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)

Termites Cannibalize Their Co-Workers for the Good of the Colony

Lessons from Research into Buttons

A volcano off the coast of Alaska has been blowing giant undersea bubbles up to a quarter mile wide, according to a new study

Spending time in the sun can make your gut microbiome healthier, according to a new study

stronomers have all but confirmed the universe has at least one galaxy that’s woefully deficient in dark matter

Scientists studying cuneiform tablets from Assyrian and Babylonian astrologers have found the oldest known mentions of auroras

An archaeological excavation in Jerusalem begun 125 years ago has wrapped up with the discovery of an elaborate, Roman-era street connecting two religious destinations that was likely built by Pontius Pilate

A group of scientists claim they've identified the ancestral homeland of modern humans in Africa

From 440 to 25,000: One Humpback Whale Population’s Amazing Recovery - In the late 1950s, only 440 humpback whales — or 1.6 percent of their onetime number — were swimming around the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.

Saharan silver ants can travel at 108 body lengths a second, according to new research

Scientists have announced a new gene-editing tool called "prime editing" that avoids some of the pitfalls of CRISPR's genetic "scissors" approach

It's not just mothers: Men who drink in the months before conception might increase their baby's risk of congenital heart disease.

In Russia’s Space Graveyard, Locals Scavenge Fallen Spacecraft (2018)

Fungus-farming ants may hold secret to fighting drug-resistant microbes

Scientists have found Bronze Age baby bottles used to feed milk to infants in Germany thousands of years ago

Telling Alzheimer's and dementia apart might be as simple as watching how people walk, a new study suggests.

Scientists have invented a robotic device called eNose that can sniff out particles in the breath of patients with advanced lung cancer and then recommend the best treatment strategy

Researchers say they’ve found a single protein that explains why Ebola is so deadly

A new paper picks out 85 unique genetic traits that let whales and others cetaceans become aquatic 50 million years ago.

DNA from an ancient woman’s remains have established a genetic link between modern-day Indians and the Indus Valley Civilization’s people

Scientists find a type of bacteria that can produce alcohol in the human gut, in rare cases causing people to get drunk without ever drinking.

Over 250 Neanderthal Footprints Reveal Clues to the Ancient Humans’ Social Lives