Medicine is a marvel – but is it the preserve of the human race, or do other species partake in the practice?

A first-of-its-kind implant has just been granted approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment ...

There are also two approved vaccines against chikungunya: a live-attenuated vaccine called IXCHIQ and a virus-like particle ...

These could help us move away from animal testing in drug discovery and open the door to personalized medicine.

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A single injection at birth could offer years of protection against the virus for vulnerable children in high-risk areas.

A lbert Einstein, recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the photoelectric effect and the great physicist ...

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While conservation efforts have seen rhino populations in South Africa and other parts of their range begin to bounce back from the brink of extinction, poaching is still very much a problem. In 2024, ...

This can cause geomagnetic disturbances on the ground at those high latitudes. They also report the fact that it can cause ...

This is easily the most detailed analysis of such an ancient tattoo, as it’s rare for skin this old to be preserved.

The new species has been named Mobula yarae after Yara, a water spirit from Indigenous Brazilian mythology. This new species ...