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Mining the seafloor for valuable metals could send dangerous ripples through ocean food webs. Tiny floating plankton,...

“The US government is depriving universities of billions in federal funding…” ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images In...

Selfishness is an uncomfortably common biological phenomenon. Recent research showing how genetic mutations accumulate in sperm in...

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Francis Crick (right) and James Watson in 1953 as they modelled DNA A. BARRINGTON BROWN, GONVILLE &...

Adolf Hitler’s genome has been sequenced for a TV documentary Roger Viollet via Getty Images If you...

The ˁAin Samiya silver goblet The Israel Museum, Jerusalem/Ardon Bar Hama The artwork on a 4300-year-old silver...

There are many factors behind the decline in sexual activity among young people Frazao Studio Latino/Getty Images...

Adolf Hitler’s genome has been sequenced for a TV documentary Smith Archive/Alamy If you resort to mentioning...

A lignite power plant in Germany Patrick Pleul/dpa/Alamy Worldwide fossil fuel emissions are set to rise 1.1...