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How Human Activity Fuels Pandemics: Climate Change and Biodiversity at the Core

The rise in pandemics has been attributed to disruptions caused by human activities to the planet's ecosystems. Infectious diseases, which…

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Ancient Human Remains Reveal Brutal 4,000-Year-Old Massacre in Somerset

The discovery of 4,000-year-old human remains at Charterhouse Warren in Somerset has unveiled a harrowing chapter of British prehistory. The…

1 week ago

Research on neurodegeneration in spider brain leads neuroscientists to groundbreaking new discovery in Alzheimer’s-affected human brains

Researchers from Saint Michael's College and the University of Vermont have made a groundbreaking new discovery that provides a better…

4 weeks ago

A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot

More than a million years ago, on a hot savannah teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday…

4 weeks ago

Human Cell Atlas Mapping 37 Trillion Human Cells for Disease Insights

Efforts to create a comprehensive map of all human cells have taken a significant leap forward. Researchers associated with the…

1 month ago

Increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies

A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious…

2 months ago

Crunching fruit fly and human data via machine learning and systems biology results in the identification of key metabolites that impact lifespan in both species

Discoveries that impact lifespan and healthspan in fruit flies are usually tested in mice before being considered potentially relevant in…

2 months ago

Human actions likely cause insect color change

New Zealand's native stoneflies have changed colour in response to human-driven environmental changes, new research shows. Just published in the…

2 months ago

Scientists turn to human skeletons to explore origins of horseback riding

As anyone who's spent time in the saddle knows, riding a horse can be hard on your body. But can…

3 months ago

Horse miscarriages offer clues to causes of early human pregnancy loss

A study of horses -- which share many important similarities with humans in their chromosomes and pregnancies -- revealed that…

5 months ago