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More Chocolate Means Better Nobel Prize Odds – True Or False?

Nobel laureate Peter C. Doherty examines the claim that eating chocolate might increase your chances of winning the Nobel prize.

Half Of Key Wild Crops Missing From Gene Banks

A study has found that gene banks are missing more than half the wild relatives of the world's most important food crops.

International Partnership To Fight Deadly Viruses

An international partnership has been set up to help pre-empt and prepare the world for the next human pandemic.

Samsung BioLogics To Manufacture Antibody Drug For Bristol-Myers Squibb

Samsung BioLogics will manufacture a commercial antibody cancer drug for Bristol-Myers Squibb at its Songdo Incheon plant in South Korea.

Exposed: Health Risks From Arsenic In Rice

High levels of arsenic in rice is associated with elevated genetic damage in humans, according to new research.

‘London Underground Mosquito’ Active All Year Round In Australia

Australia has plenty of 'home grown' mosquitoes but one introduced species is active all year round, according to a new study.

Borneo’s Orangutans Come Down From Trees

Primatologists in Borneo have found that orangutans spend a surprising amount of time walking on the ground.

Housework Not Homework For Millions Of Children In Malala’s Pakistan

Several million children in Pakistan are out of school, exploited for their labor, and/or abused, says a new report by an Islamabad-based NGO.

Male Kangaroos Woo Mates With Bulging Biceps

A male kangaroo’s forearm size could be a sexually selected trait and help them find a mate, a new study has found.