The Lexus LBX may share its platform with the Toyota Yaris Cross, but it takes a big step up in refinement, comfort, and ...

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In 1869, Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher isolated a mysterious substance from cell nuclei—an overlooked finding that would ...

A bizarre fossil called Prototaxites, which was the largest life-form on land 400 million years ago, may have been a completely unknown form of multicellular life, according to a new study.

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CARE Court was Gavin Newsom's big mental health care initiative. In San Francisco, fewer than 11 people have completed the ...

In a study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology on January 29, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical ...

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Scientists have uncovered an unexpected genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones first emerged and became so diverse.

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