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A recent idea that most European men can trace their ancestry to early farmers from the Near East has been dealt a blow in a new study.

Neurologists believe they are coming closer to understanding how people with severe amnesia are able to retain the ability to play music.

A genetically engineered version of a virus that normally causes cold sores shows real promise for treating skin cancer, say researchers.

Got any hobbies or pastimes? Inside the surprising banal process of applying to join al-Qaeda

Newly released documents show the former Al Qaeda chief was a fan of 9/11 conspiracy theories and had a particular interest in France.

Chemical tests on teeth from an ancient burial near Stonehenge indicate that the person in the grave grew up around the Mediterranean Sea.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Seymour Hersh says Osama Bin Laden operation was a joint US-Pakistani operation, raising a storm of criticism.

In his final years alive, Osama Bin Laden urged his followers to remain focused on attacking the US, newly released documents show.

The USSR's role in the defeat of Nazi Germany World War Two is seen as the nation's most glorious moment. But there is another story - of mass rapes by Soviet soldiers of German women.

Moore's Law is approaching its 50th birthday, but will its prediction that processors will keep doubling in power hold true for much longer?

Keith Hudson The EU Commissioners are ‘mandating’ farmers to use herbal homeopathic methods for treating sick animals. We can reliably say that, because homeopathy requires diluting &#8…

A story which suggested that users of Internet Explorer have a lower IQ than people who chose other browsers appears to have been an elaborate hoax.

An exhibition of documents at Rome's State Archives throws vivid light on Caravaggio's tumultuous life in the city, 400 years ago.

An integrated information package for biodiversity conservation. EcoLynx was developed by the Union of International Associations (UIA) and co-funded by the ...

As of 2010, nearly a third of the world's population identified as Christian. But if demographic trends persist, Islam will close the gap by the middle of the 21st century.

Is an egg-shaped ring of standing stones in southern Australia the aboriginal equivalent of Stonehenge?

Two ancient teeth and a jaw fragment unearthed in Italy and the UK are found to be the earliest remains of modern humans in Europe.

More than a century ago, British troops looted thousands of works of art from the Benin Empire - one man decided to return his grandfather's loot.

A passenger manages to land an aeroplane at Humberside Airport after the pilot falls ill at the controls.

Dynamical sequences, prime divisors and special exceptions. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓Featuring Dr Holly Krieger from MIT.More primes: ...