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Ancient Russian’s DNA sheds light on Neanderthal interbreeding

June 24, 2019 at 6:47 p.m.

DNA extracted from the skeleton of a man who lived in Russia about 37,000 years ago is giving scientists new insights into the genetic history of Europeans including interbreeding that...

Would you rather sit and think or get shocked? You’d be surprised

May 14, 2019 at 1:13 a.m.

So you say all you want to do is to take a few minutes to sit down and think without anyone or anything bugging you? Maybe that is true. But...

Gene from extinct human species fortifies high-altitude Tibetans

May 14, 2019 at 1:13 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - How do Tibetans thrive in high-altitude, low-oxygen conditions that would make others wither? Well, they may have received some help from an unexpected source. Scientists said on...

Go fish: Hungry spiders hanker for more than mere flies

December 23, 2018 at 6:16 p.m.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Will you walk into my parlor?" said the spider to the fly; "'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy." English poet...

Senate passes bill aimed at fixing veteran healthcare delays

May 23, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

By David Lawder and Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan measure aimed at easing healthcare delays for veterans by giving them more access...

Senate passes bill aimed at fixing veteran healthcare delays

August 25, 2021 at 12:41 a.m.

By David Lawder and Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan measure aimed at easing healthcare delays for veterans by giving them more access...

Fist fights may have driven evolution of human face: study

September 9, 2018 at 7:34 a.m.

Current theory about the shape of the human face just got a big punch in the mouth. Two University of Utah researchers proposed on Monday that the face of the...

Marvin Sonsona of the Philippines lands a right punch to the face of Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. of Puerto Rico during the seventh round of their NABF Featherweight title fight on June 7, 2014 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Fist fights may have driven evolution of human face: study

November 3, 2021 at 8:52 p.m.

Current theory about the shape of the human face just got a big punch in the mouth. Two University of Utah researchers proposed on Monday that the face of the...

Shaking Shakespeare: Richard III was no hunchback after all

May 14, 2019 at 1:06 a.m.

William Shakespeare excoriated Richard III, the last king of England to die in battle more than 500 years ago, with vibrant verbiage: a "foul bunch-back'd toad," "deformed, unfinish'd" and a...

U.S. health agency to erase sex bias in biomedical studies

August 24, 2021 at 11:58 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's medical research agency is taking steps to erase sex bias in pivotal biomedical studies that pave the way for human clinical trials, saying scientists...

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