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The portrayal of uncaring scientists without any thought for the animals being used in their research is far from the truth.

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Leiden researchers have discovered an enzyme that helps bacteria feed on everyday plastics. This common enzyme could play a ...

People often consider evolution to be a process that occurs in nature in the background of human society. But evolution is ...

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In a study published last month in the journal Ethology, researchers found that electric rays can scare away both tiger and white sharks by zapping them with powerful electric discharges. While ...

An attosecond—or 0.000000000000000001 second—is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and ...

On the whole, Catholics in 1925 had little problem with the teaching of evolution. Most likely due to the teaching of Pope ...