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Can chickens really run around with their heads cut off?
There's lore about chickens surviving from seconds to months after their heads are chopped off, but what does the science say?
$3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first...
Dr. Swee Lay Thein and Dr. Stuart Orkin won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work toward a functional...
New pain-relief opioid could be much less addictive than...
A new and potentially safer opioid has been tested in lab rats, and the results suggest it relieves pain with a lower risk of addiction...
700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed...
A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat was present...
Experimental drug doubles one-year survival in pancreatic...
A new drug that works by making tumors more susceptible to chemotherapy and the immune system has increased survival in those with...
Science news this week: Physicists witness faster-than-light...
April 18, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained...
Did King Arthur really exist?
The stories about King Arthur are almost certainly false or greatly exaggerated, but did the man himself exist?
Science history: Doctor autopsies the brain of a man who...
Dr. Paul Broca conducted an autopsy on a patient known as "Tan," who had aphasia, or the inability to speak. Broca's work identified...
