Ever wondered why black pepper burns your tongue? The answer lies in a powerful compound called piperine and scientists have learned how to extract it. Discover how this process works and why ...

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New work shows that physical folding of the genome to control genes located far away may have been a critical turning point for life on Earth. For evolutionary biologists, what most distinguishes the ...

Inarguably, one of the worst things that can happen mid-conversation while texting is that your signal drops or you run into a problem sending outgoing messages. There are a wide variety of reasons ...

What if your old bottle of cooking oil could help save the planet and your smartphone? That's the big idea behind a groundbreaking discovery by researchers in Finland. Scientists from the University ...

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LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Long-term bond yields spiked globally last week, stoking fears about the ability of governments to finance their deficits. Sensible fiscal policies in Europe may stop this ...

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Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have shown for the first time that it’s possible to detect dormant cancer cells in breast cancer survivors and eliminate them with repurposed drugs, ...

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