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New data from the probe Hope reveals that Deimos may not be a captured asteroid at all

Authors say scientist’s role was acknowledged at the time of discovery – contrary to popular narrative

A new paper based on long-lost documents confirms that DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin should be credited for discovering the double helix.

Professors Matthew Cobb and Nathaniel Comfort said new evidence shows Franklin did not fail to understand her own data.

Long COVID isn't novel: other viruses in history have had similar “long” arcs — with devastating repercussions

Two qualities a first-class science journalist and a first-class physician must have are patience and a skeptical nature. If a new disease appears somewhere, the journalist and the physician need the skepticism to reject easy explanations of the source. As it has been said of war, first impressions are often…

New research shows how species boost the amount of carbon stored in their ecosystems – and why protecting them is vital, says Matthew Gould, CEO of the Zoological Society of London

Genetic analyses back up what Swahili oral tradition has long held about ancestry of people from eastern Africa — that their ancestors are from Africa and abroad.

In the spring of 2022, a paediatric gastroenterologist treating children in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow issued an alert to Public Health Scotland (PHS), warning of an unusual outbreak of hepatitis cases in her clinic.

A new article redraws the scientific debate over the origin and properties of our first interstellar visitor

Nature's 2020 endorsement of Joe Biden changed no minds but did significantly undermine trust in science.