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Naturally occurring human gene sequences cannot be patented but artificially copied and replicated DNA can be, the US Supreme Court says.
Far beyond the caress of sunlight, micro-organisms are flourishing at great depths beneath the ocean floor, scientists report.
Three butterfly species have become extinct, a newspaper has reported.
A new fossil of an early primate relative, shows humans' distant cousin was cute, tiny and active.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is leading a $35m investment in
ResearchGate, a Berlin-based network for scientists that ties
into his interest in fighting disease.
Chimpanzees and bonobos, like humans, are often upset when a risky decision turns out badly, a new study has shown.
In the world's northernmost permanent settlement in Norway's high Arctic none of the buildings are ever locked so that people can take cover in case a bear arrives.
Cockroaches will eat anything - except sugar, that is.
Neanderthals may have started weaning their young from seven months of age and transferred them to solid food by just over a year.
Most of the 45 mice sent into space to find out how well organisms can withstand extended flights, have died, Russian researchers say.
The US space agency Nasa has given final approval to the first US mission to fly a spacecraft to an astroid and bring samples of it back to Earth.
A tiny camera at a US university offers a bug's eye view of the world, with security and surgery in mind.
A new app lets amputees adapt their own bionic hand for every occasion on their phone.
A French ballistic missile test has ended in failure after the missile destroyed itself.
Chameleon research shows that the animals change colour not for camouflage, but rather to signal to others, which could be used for potty training.
