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Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends and feasting.

Many people believe that we humans have conquered nature through the wonders of civilization and technology.

Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists haven't been exactly sure how it works.

A black seed, long used in cooking and traditional medicine, has shown promise in lowering cholesterol levels in a new clinical trial.

Geoscientists have solved an age-old mystery of oceanic volcanism and plate tectonics, explaining why some islands contain so much continental material despite their distance from continental plates.

Scientists have just discovered an incredible superpower hidden away in the tissues of the fern Blechnum orientale, a plant that can collect and store rare earth elements.

Touch is fundamental to how we perceive our own bodies and connect with others.

A specially devised hybrid treatment has shown tremendous potential for treating type 1 diabetes in mice, scoring full marks at preventing the condition in prediabetic animals and at reversing the condition in animals with fully developed diabetes.

Rolling out a yoga mat and flowing with your breath could be one of the best exercises for improving sleep in the long run.

For many men, the gradual thinning of hair is about more than just their appearance.