A single DNA letter beside the gene MECP2 lowered its output by 30% in human neurons, and it may help explain autism in boys.

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A bumblebee-like insect that was last seen in France 150 years ago was spotted again in the Paris region in 2025.While spotting large mammals or certain birds can be relatively simple, the exercise ...

The bones of a Neanderthal from a cave in Iraq's Kurdistan region are offering evidence of both violence and compassion in the closest evolutionary cousins of our species.

Why scientists are warning against creating mirror life and calling for global guardrails on the emerging biotechnology risk.

ON CHRISTMAS Eve 2002, 27-year-old Laci Peterson vanished from her home in Modesto, California, while eight months pregnant.

Phylogenetics and phylogeography of the Indian spectacled cobra (Naja naja Linnaeus, 1758),’ analysed DNA from 67 cobras across the region using nine genetic markers. Researchers found little genetic ...

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Lionel Messi's name will definitely go down in history as one of football's all-time great players. But the Argentine ...

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