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Bajau divers' spleens grow 50 percent larger from a lifetime underwater
By Justin Brown · Sep 22, 2026
Teen's $130 thermal system tracks ICU patients with 99% accuracy
Sep 22, 2026
Could hiccups be an ancient reflex from gill-breathing ancestors?
Sep 21, 2026
Cancer drug from the 1960s became first approved AIDS treatment
By Mal James · Sep 19, 2026
Each extra hour daily in a car linked to 6% higher obesity odds
Sep 15, 2026
Medieval eye remedy outperformed modern antibiotics in lab tests
Sep 14, 2026
Hong Kong now has the world's highest life expectancy at 88.7 years for women
Sep 13, 2026
Bunsen burner sterile zone claim questioned after experiment finds no clear benefit
Sep 11, 2026
WHO's burnout definition leaves millions without a name for their suffering
By Nato Lagidze · Sep 9, 2026
Over roughly 150 years, Dutch men gained about 20 centimetres in average height, while American men
Sep 6, 2026
One of ageing research’s most counterintuitive findings is that biological-age markers may not move steadily in one direction
Sep 5, 2026