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Just ensure you dress as the evil scientist (think Frankenstein or the mad scientist from "Rick and Morty"), busy working on harvesting insects, eyeballs, and internal organs in your super secret lab.

Scientists traced the evolution of a gene that enables humans to digest starch more easily by breaking it down into simple sugars that our bodies can use for energy. The study revealed these genes ...

De-extinction is a 'fairy tale science' Some scientists believe it’s just too technically difficult. "De-extinction is a fairy tale science," Professor Jeremy Austin from the Australian Centre ...

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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This microscope image provided by Osaka University and the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology in ...

Indian-origin ninth grade student Sirish Subash won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2024 for developing an AI-powered handheld pesticide detector, earning a USD 25,000 prize. His innovative device, ...

Researchers state that the Midcontinent Rift may be a clean energy treasure trove. The Midcontinent Rift stretches from beneath Lake Superior, covering some parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin ...

A Malaysian scientist has been honoured with the prestigious MIT Technology Review's '35 Innovators Under 35' (TR35) Asia Pacific Award for 2024 The scientist, Dr Kong Xin Ying, is the only Malaysian ...