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Why does red wine cause headaches? Our research points to a compound found in the grapes’ skin

YoopyaDec 17, 2024December 17, 20240

Medical accounts of red wine headaches go back to Roman times, but the experience is likely as old as winemaking – something like 10,000 years. As chemists specializing in

African men most at risk of prostate cancer – new study flags genetic causes

YoopyaDec 9, 2024December 9, 20240

A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to increased prostate cancer in African men. The study, the largest of its kind,

People who are good at reading have different brains

YoopyaDec 9, 2024December 9, 20240

The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping. Fifty percent of UK adults say they don’t read regularly (down from

Are trans women ‘biologically male’? The answer is complicated

YoopyaDec 4, 2024December 4, 20240

A surprising buzzword in the U.S. Congress these days is “biological.” In a now viral video, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina was filmed taping

Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?

YoopyaNov 27, 2024November 27, 20240

It started with a finger bone found in a cave in the Altai mountains in Siberia in the late 2000s. Thanks to advances in DNA analysis,

Giving thanks isn’t just a holiday tradition. It’s part of how humans evolved

YoopyaNov 24, 2024November 24, 20240

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the season of giving thanks — and it turns out humans have been doing it for a long, long time.

Plastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya

YoopyaNov 10, 2024November 10, 20240

There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of

Animals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition − biases that have real effects

YoopyaOct 26, 2024October 26, 20240

Imagine it’s a crisp and sunny fall morning. You just left your local coffee shop, ready to start your day. Out of the corner of

The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface

YoopyaOct 26, 2024October 26, 20240

Will the next human to walk on the Moon speak English or Mandarin? In all, 12 Americans landed on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Now,

Scientists around the world report millions of new discoveries every year − but this explosive research growth wasn’t what experts predicted

YoopyaOct 15, 2024October 15, 20240

Millions of scientific papers are published globally every year. These papers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine present discoveries that range from the mundane to