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An over-the-counter hormone supplement called melatonin, typically made from animal pineal glands or synthesized in a laboratory, was tested…

Organic farming and conventional farming each have their own strengths and weaknesses that depend on application.

Metal elements were found in the vapors of electronic cigarettes and hookahs and their concentrations were compared to regular cigarettes.

Our understanding of animal cognition has grown dramatically since the days of Jane Goodall in the 1960s. Great apes, a family of primates…

Cancer is one of the greatest challenges of our time. A common misconception about cancer is that it is one disease. There are hundreds of…

Animals are unable to tell us why they do the things they do, and curious scientists often want to find out. They set up experiments to see…

Nitrogen pollution is a big problem in standing water such as lakes and ponds. The nitrogen comes from many sources, often agricultural…

When we first learn about cells in biology, we are taught that bacterial cells are simple, and animal and plant cells are more complex.…

Today, Nature published the landmark discovery of a system of seven planets around a star named TRAPPIST-1 about 40 light years away. This…

Genes are bundles of DNA that exist in your cells that affect how you look, grow, and age. Since the human genome was fully decoded…