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We all know that humans have five senses.

Hormonal birth control has allowed millions worldwide to manage their menstrual cycles and control their reproductive futures.

There are plenty of mind-bendingly large structures in our Universe.

There's a long-standing hypothesis around Parkinson's disease: that one of the contributors could be viruses that knock out key neurons in the brain, which then makes someone more vulnerable to other genetic and environmental risk factors.

The soft contact lenses that are most common today have a tendency to attract very tiny scratches as they get routinely handled and cleaned.

Which footprint is bigger? An elephant's or a human's? It depends on how you measure it.

Rock art links us to our bygone ancestors in a uniquely humanistic way.

Japan has found a potentially perfect place to build a commercial underwater gold mine - although whether it should is another matter inspiring great global debate.

Do you really, really, really like the ocean? Do you like it so much that you would spend multiple days living on the seafloor in a structure that is part laboratory, part dormitory, and part diving vessel? Soon, a crew of 'aquanauts' will do exactly ...

The popular image of paleontology is a scientist in shorts and a wide-brimmed hat, dramatically uncovering a magnificent, intact skeleton from desert sands.