Mitochondrial DNA is inherited only from the mother, and there's a lot we can learn starting from this basic fact.

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Harvard researchers show aging may be reversible via epigenetics.

The rate of scientific discoveries and technological innovation may be slowing down, despite an ever-growing amount of knowledge.

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New study finds that people sleep to both low-tempo and high-energy pop songs.

The intervention also halved the number of children who needed to have their tonsils removed.

It's a huge discovery that could help decipher one of the greatest mysteries in archaeology.

If you see a mushroom cloud in the distance, stay away from the windows.

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A simple question with a complicated answer. Because politics.

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A new investigation suggests that the great warrior-emperor succumbed to the plague.

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Einstein never took an IQ test but some academics have estimated his score based on historical records.

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