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A woolly mammoth that lived and died nearly 40,000 years ago has given us a spectacular scientific first, millennia later.

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In the US, around 55,000 more women than men experience a stroke each year. This is partly because women live longer. However ...

A thorough investigation published in May 2023 found that the inner core of the Moon is, in fact, a solid ball with a density ...

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars ...

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When Nebraska woman Alex Simpson was just two months old, she was diagnosed with a rare congenital brain condition that meant she may not survive to her first birthday.