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Middle Children

Where are you in the pecking order? Middle children are more cooperative than their siblings, study suggests Continue

Ants

There is a science-fiction epic going on under our feet, an alien geopolitics being negotiated by the 20 quadrillion ants living on Earth today Continue

Plant toilet paper

The plant Plectranthus barbatus is the African toilet paper. It has the potential to be an environmentally friendly alternative to industrial toilet paper Continue

Cell death

How is cell death essential to life? Cells in our bodies are constantly dying — and these countless tiny deaths are essential to human health and multicellular life itself Continue

Bird Flu

How America lost control of the Bird Flu, setting the stage for another pandemic. Nearly a year into the first outbreak of the bird flu among cattle, the virus shows no sign of slowing Continue

Mirror life

Creating ‘Mirror Life’ could be disastrous, scientists Warn. Breakthroughs in synthetic biology could create mirror versions of natural molecules, with devastating consequences for life on Earth Continue

Pyramids

How the Egyptian pyramids were built has long been a mystery. It might have been with ramps Continue

Migrant Housing

Do illegal migrants drive up housing costs? An analysis of the impact of migrants on housing prices found no definitive answers Continue

Surveillance

A new psychological study has shown that when people know they are under surveillance it generates an automatic response of heightened awareness of being watched, with implications for public mental health. Continue

Airship

Amid talk of sustainable aviation fuel and electric flights, there's another form of air travel currently being promoted as a green alternative to flying: the airship. Continue