HUMAN intestinal tissue has been made in the lab for the first time from stem cells. The achievement is a…
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Stem cell transplant ‘cures’ HIV
A US cancer patient who received a stem cell transplant has been cured of HIV, said a team of German…
Giant Mars Pits Revealed in Sharp Detail
Looking like space slug hidey-holes, huge pits gouge a bright, dusty plain near the Martianvolcano Ascraeus Mons in a picture…
Liar, liar; liar!
A NEURAL circuit has been identified that allows people to predict whether someone is going to lie to them. The…
Mars Has Liquid Water Close to Surface
Pools of liquid water may even now exist just a few meters below the Martian surface, according to new research.…
Clue to brain power of fighters
Fighter pilots may owe their ability to perform under pressure to the way their brains are wired-up, scans suggest. The…
The No-Fear Woman
A woman who feels no fear is teaching scientists about the connections between our brains and our behaviors, and offering…
New Head-Bobbing Lemur Found!
The creature’s theatrics—an unusual head-bobbing and a loud, high-pitched call—helped scientists detect the lemur recently in Daraina, a protected area…
Ancient Maya Temples Were Giant Loudspeakers?
Centuries before the first speakers and subwoofers, ancient Americans—intentionally or not—may have been turning buildings into giant sound amplifiers and…
The moon as you’ve never seen it before
This “illumination map” was constructed using over 1700 photographs of the same area of the moon’s south pole taken by…