Vishwam Sankaran

Ubaid culture figurines bear striking similarities to modern depictions of aliens, researchers say, including elongated skulls and flat noses

Substances may have been derived from poppy, belladonna, hemp, henbane, or fungi

· 3-min read Scientists have for the first time ever found “shocking” evidence of carnivorous behaviour in squirrels — hunting and eating voles in California.

Lithocholic acid boosts muscle regeneration and enhances grip strength and running capacity

A type of bile produced by the liver has similar effects as the commonly followed method of calorie restriction in promoting longevity, Chinese scientists have found.

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Scientists have finally quantified the brain 's speed limit in processing human thought, an advance that reveals why we are able to process only one thought at a time.

Brain processes signals from sensory organs at only about 10 bits per second, researchers say

Human management of crops and animals in the Amazon area well pre-dated European colonisation, study confirms

Human management of crops and animals in the Amazon area well pre-dated European colonisation, study confirms