What would you do with a third thumb? Research suggests our brain can quickly adapt  

Birds can dream - and even have nightmares - and now scientists are tuning in

A comprehensive new collection of medical information shows the health risks of space travel

A study in mice sheds new light on how exercise can reverse aging in the brain

Rare fossils from the ‘age of monotremes’ found in Australia 

How the brain can instantly tell the difference between speech and music

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Organic farms next to conventionally farmed fields leads to increased pesticide use

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