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Acupuncture has gained popularity lately but it dates back centuries This is an ancient practice of therapy for promoting ...

Researchers can now recover DNA from centuries-old parchment without damaging the manuscripts, turning historic documents ...

In a recent interview, Nicola Twilley talks about her reporting that followed scientists from the Institute for Mummy Studies ...

Until now, there had been no direct genetic evidence linking colonial-era outbreaks in the Americas to strains circulating in ...

As USS Abraham Lincoln endures a record deployment, ancient Greek epics and modern science show what being at sea does to the ...

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Scientists have found smallpox viruses in the remains of people in Chile from around 500 years ago, revealing how the virus may have evolved into a global killer.

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Modern psychiatry is adopting a biopsychosocial model that blends a humanistic approach with a systems-based model that ...

Episode 2, Exploring the Science of Embryonic Plant Stem Cells, Earns Its First Wave of International Recognition for ...

This evolution of medicine comedy compares fictional treatments from 5000 B.C. through the year 2075. Ancient doctors offer ...