A new project hopes to drill through the Earth’s crust for the first time. But what beasties lurk deep beneath our feet?
Women taking their husband’s surname after marriage potentially reinforces gender roles and the unequal status of women and men within marriage and society.
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If you’re a non-scientist, you might have once asked yourself, propped against the bedhead after disappointingly quick intercourse, how long does sex “normally” last?
Science fiction has long warned of technology taking over the world. We’re increasingly connected to a digital world that’s growing, and more automated. So what if it starts to evolve?
View of Port Jackson, Fort Macquarie and part of Sydney Cove, in 1836.
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Biologists, along with most of the internet, have been puzzled as to why peacock spiders have such flamboyant courtship displays. So we decided to find out.
Biological and genetic explanations of mental illness can weaken people’s sense of control and optimism, and create a bias against effective psychological interventions.
Tick tock, tick tock… You can’t hide from the molecular clock.
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The molecular clock is helping us deepen our knowledge of evolution and completing the tree of life. But how does it actually work?
A biohack event called Rock’n Roll BioTech, held at Aalto University in Helsinki, brings people together to learn about the fundamentals of molecular life-sciences outside of conventional circles.
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Using fluorescent dye, researchers figured out how to turn cells into lasers – with applications for cell tagging and tracking as well as medical diagnoses and therapies.
We wouldn’t get very far without lubricin keeping our joints moving.
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You may not have heard of the protein lubricin, but it’s what keeps your body moving. And now it’s being used to treat disease and produce new therapeutics.
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