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Non-vaccine measures such as social distancing and wearing face masks have been “unequivocally effective” at preventing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 c

Footprints preserved on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya seem to be from two ancient human species, showing they lived there at the same time about

A modified virus that can carry around 20 times more DNA than existing viruses used for gene therapies could allow us to make complex changes to cells

It is becoming clear that any amount of alcohol is harmful, so why do so many studies claim that moderate drinking could help you live longer?

Putting two forms of semiconductor material called gallium oxide together seems to make it completely resistant to radiation

A company called Colossal claims it has taken a “momentous step” towards bringing back the woolly mammoth. Here’s all you need to know about whether s

Originally dreamed up by Dominic Cummings, the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) has been tasked with a high-risk, high-reward approa

It has been 32 days since Maurice Miller, a dead man who is being kept on life support, received a genetically modified pig kidney, and it is still fu

A human immune system protein called butyrophilin helps to stop bird flu from infecting people, but some viruses currently circulating have mutations

Almost a decade ago, researchers calculated that microwaves can seemingly spend an imaginary amount of time within a material – now an experiment reve