Dogs can be traced back to at least two different populations of ancient wolves, according to a study published in Nature. The authors, based at the Francis Crick Institute, UK,
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Using advanced AI techniques, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, uncovered evidence for the use of fire dating back at least 800,000 years, according to a study published
A team of Italian researchers identified a group of genes that could explain the remarkable intelligence of the octopus, according to a study published in the journal BMC Biology. The
A team of researchers from the Institute of Microbiology at ETH Zurich analysed DNA samples from aquatic bacteria to create a database with over 30,000 genomes, according to a study
“The Nutri-Score, a system straight from the 1980s” Jean-Michel Lecerf (interview)
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Having worked in Lille for his entire career, both at the Lille Regional Hospital and at the Pasteur Institute where he founded a department on nutrition, Jean-Michel Lecerf is one
Inhaling toxic particles caused by air pollution can travel directly from lungs to brain
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Breathing air with high pollution levels could lead to accumulation of toxic particles in the brain, according to a study published in the journal PNAS. Particles can be transported from
Biogas and biomethane are more climate-friendly than non-renewable options but leak more than twice as much methane as previously thought, according to a study published in the journal One Earth.
Black Death may have started near the Lake Issyk Kul, in what is now Kyrgyzstan, according to a study published in Nature. The plague first reached the Mediterranean area in
Like Covid-19, the developing monkeypox outbreak likely had its origins in wild animals, following the pattern of an estimated 70 per cent of emerging diseases that cross between species. And while disease reservoirs in wild
Medical technology is often developed for well-resourced healthcare systems, but a team of researchers from the University of Leeds, UK, defends that it is possible to build low-cost equipment that