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Despite reports of a recent surge in ADHD, a global analysis has found no reliable evidence of an increase in the number of ...

Metallic nanoparticles injected into the retina partly restored vision in blind mice and could work as a treatment for ...

As our ancestors developed more advanced tools and cultural practices, they also developed new ways of explaining concepts to ...

Human evolution is the study of how our species has developed over time and continues to change today. By analysing fossils, artefacts and DNA, we can trace the history of our ancestors and their ...

A new book on quantum physics is pleasingly full of cutting-edge topics. Yet it isn't the accessible work it promised to be ...

The glymphatic system flushes out waste products from the brain – now scientists have found a way to boost it in mice, which ...

AI may be limited by a lack of taste, touch and smell which prevents it from fully understanding concepts in the same way as ...

Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to ...

Most widely used adhesives are toxic and derived from petroleum, but researchers have come up with a safe, recyclable ...