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Simple blood tests could be the future of cancer diagnosis
Blood tests that detect early cancer are coming to market. Could they lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment?
Is there really a difference between male and female brains? Emerging science is revealing the answer.
Brain scans, postmortem dissections, artificial intelligence and lab mice reveal differences in the brain that are linked to sex. Do we know what they mean?
Invisible DNA lurks everywhere in the environment — and we're on the verge of decoding its secrets
Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing.
Was Alexander the Great eaten by sharks? Inside the wild theories for what happened to the iconic ruler's body.
The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists don't agree.
Lucy's last day: What the iconic fossil reveals about our ancient ancestor's last hours
Fifty years after a fossil skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis was unearthed in Ethiopia, we know so much more about how this iconic species lived and died.
Did plate tectonics give rise to life? Groundbreaking new research could crack Earth's deepest mystery.
Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.
Bear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the land
The Heiltsuk of British Columbia are using a mix of traditional principles and modern implementation to protect salmon and bears in their territory.
Did we kill the Neanderthals? New research may finally answer an age-old question.
A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.
Drinking wastewater, building an island from scratch and creating an urban forest: 3 bold ways cities are already adapting to climate change
Climate change will fundamentally challenge the world's urban centers. Three cities — San Diego, Milan and Jakarta — offer lessons for how to adapt to a warming planet.
