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For millions of people, statins are a daily safeguard against heart attacks and strokes. But for about 1 in 10 users, these widely prescribed drugs come with an unexpected tradeoff—persistent muscle ...

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Three hundred million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans stretching 70 centimeters patrolled the skies of a ...

Professor Kevin Lee’s research, funded by the American Heart Association, follows the effects nicotine has on the heart and ...

In high-noise settings—such as industrial sites, military operations, or emergency scenarios—conventional communication tools often fail due to ...

A burgeoning field is launching its first clinical trial to find out whether dialling back cell development can safely ...

Discover the 25 Most Toxic Things on Earth, from natural venoms to synthetic poisons. Learn what makes them lethal and how ...

Insects first took to the skies about 350 million years ago, some 200 million years before birds first flapped their wings. By the end of the Carboniferous period, 300 million years ago, some flying ...

Learn how ancient oxygen levels in the Paleozoic era were linked to giant insect size, and why that theory is now being ...

External parasites, such as fleas and ticks, live on the body of the host and produce an infestation.