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Researchers have identified a subtype of Fusobacterium bacteria to be linked to colorectal cancer, potentially paving the way for early detection and targeted treatments.

How did an obviously fabricated article end up in a peer-reviewed journal?

We're nearing a year when a negative leap second could be needed to shave time — an unprecedented step that would have unpredictable effects, a new study says.

Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savings? If the need for an "unprecedented" negative leap second was delayed, that would be "welcome news indeed," Patrizia Tavella, the head of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, which is responsible for UTC, commented in Nature.

Researchers from a variety of institutions have found a naturally occurring unconventional superconductor, miassite. Only impurities have thus far masked this mineral's true nature, but lab testing and synthesis reveal its true potential.

Inspired by Nature, Moonray’s spring-summer collection, Equilibrium, envelops traditional crafts and dyeing techniques within the fold of sustainable fashion and modern design sensibilities. While plant-based dyes and eco-friendly fabrics are the cynosure of the range that hit the store’s shelves mid-February, it is the three-dimensional floral bouquet details on the garments that…

AlphaGeometry, an AI developed by DeepMind, solves complex geometry problems at the level of the International Mathematical Olympiad.

Vote against formal geological recognition of ‘age of the humans’ is claimed to have violated committee rules

Researchers in China have developed a super-high capacity optical disk format which is claimed to be able to hold up to 125TB of data and hope they will be commercialized to address any upcoming data crunch.