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The world’s oldest known rock art, dating back at least 67,800 years, has been discovered in an Indonesian cave.

UCLA researchers have violated Bredt’s rule, a century-old principle of organic chemistry, challenging our understanding of ...

Drug-resistant bacteria are one of the most urgent health challenges of our time, affecting people, animals, and the ...

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In high enough doses, hydrogen cyanide can kill an adult human in minutes, but the chemical may be the reason why we’re here ...

US actor Ashton Kutcher has said he believes Hollywood is not pushing unreasonably high beauty standards, adding that wider ...

As an escape, skiing can seem to come up woefully short when the world is beset by partisanship and repression. But as an ...

If schools want to prepare young people for a future shaped by technology, they must act now to ensure that computer science is not a privilege for a few but a foundation for all. The time to begin is ...