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The story of human evolution just took a dramatic turn. According to a groundbreaking study published in Nature, modern humans may have inherited 20% of their DNA ... that our paper on admixture ...

Not the best part of human nature ... case of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman and a young mother who died in 1951 of cervical cancer aged 31. Her cancer cells and DNA were taken - without her ...

For years, the singer and songwriter has avoided the spotlight. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her ...

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Schinderhannes’ skeleton has since been removed from the Anatomical Collection of Heidelberg University for conservation ...

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The Big Bang Theory made science funny without trying too hard. It gave us a bunch of oddball geniuses who argued about string theory one minute and wore superhero costumes the next.

Joanne Sharkey pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Baby Callum, whose body was discovered in woodland near to Gulliver's ...

The region’s forests are adapted to fire. It’s a natural and necessary part of the ecosystem. Today’s megafires, though, burn ...