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Culloden was also the last pitched, large-scale battle fought on British soil, cementing its significance in modern British history.

From saccharin in the 19th century to stevia and monk fruit in the 21st, researchers and the food industry have long sought a ...

LifeTracer is not a universal life detector. Rather, it provides a foundation for interpreting complex organic mixtures. The Bennu findings remind us that life-friendly chemistry may be widespread ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

An ambitious book challenges long-held assumptions on diet and nutrition and exposes gaps in public-health guidance.

When Alessandro Barbera was rushed to a California hospital with infant botulism in October, his father had barely heard of ...