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Fragile X syndrome often results from improperly processed genetic material – correctly cutting RNA offers a potential treatment
Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in a gene that lies...
Horse health research will help humans stay healthy, too, with insights on reining in diabetes and obesity
As a veterinary science researcher, equine surgeon and sports medicine and rehabilitation...
Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia
It’s hard to imagine a world without spice today. Fast global trade has allowed...
When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future
About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra...
Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two
Cultivating one hectare of maize used to be an arduous task for Precious Banda,...
Asymptomatic COVID-19 is linked to a gene variant that boosts immune memory after exposure to prior seasonal cold viruses
A common genetic variant explains why some people are asymptomatic after being infected...
Understanding time may be the key to the race against climate change
Something has to change. Politicians and environmental organisations have invested...
Positive parenting can help protect against the effects of stress in childhood and adolescence, new study shows
Warm and supportive parenting may buffer against the effects of stress during childhood...
Rapid weight loss may improve advanced fatty liver disease – new research
Around 2% of adults worldwide suffer from a condition called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis...
Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Decades of research are still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy
The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear...
Ancient Egyptians measured the first hour, and changed how we related to time
Humanity’s relationship with telling time began before the first written word, making...
Scientific fraud is rising, and automated systems won’t stop it. We need research detectives
Fraud in science is alarmingly common. Sometimes researchers lie about results and...
Alone in a dark cave: what can we learn from extreme survival experiments?
Why do humans undertake journeys of personal exploration, or subject themselves...
Fiber is your body’s natural guide to weight management – rather than cutting carbs out of your diet, eat them in their original fiber packaging instead
Fiber might just be the key to healthy weight management – and nature packages it...
Did our mammal ancestors live alongside dinosaurs? New research hopes to end long-running debate
If you were asked to think of a mammal, chances are high you would think of a placental...
IceCube neutrino detector in Antarctica spots first high-energy neutrinos emitted in our own Milky Way galaxy
The South Pole IceCube Neutrino Observatory – the biggest and strangest telescope...