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In the beginning, there was moosh.

You may already be keeping live eels well away from any sensitive parts of your body - or indeed any parts of your body at all - but for those who are in any doubt about what the best policy is, we have the case of an unfortunate 55-year-old ...

If you're feeling itchy, it's probably a warning sign from your body that something alien is on your skin.

Imagine a parasite that makes you live up to 10 times longer than you naturally would - while also inspiring others to treat you like royalty.

As we age, keeping excess body fat in check while preserving muscle becomes increasingly difficult.

Naked mole-rats are wonderfully strange.