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A study in postmenopausal people suggests eating nutrient-rich prunes every day may be beneficial to bone health, reducing inflammatory factors that contribute to osteoporosis.

A new two-stage learning system could enable robots to learn abstract ideas about how and when to execute a skill during a task, like using a rolling pin while making pizza.

Researchers have developed a new membrane technology that allows for more efficient removal of carbon dioxide from mixed gases, such as emissions from power plants.

Monkeys seek out and eat fruit that is ripe enough to have fermented. This sheds light on the theory that the human inclination to drink alcohol may have its roots in our ancient ancestors’ affinity to consume fermenting but nutritious fruit.

Discovery of a toxic group of chemicals associated with tobacco smoke and dyes used in cosmetics, textiles and plastics in the feces and urine of dogs and cats, suggests they may be exposed in their homes.

Haze is formed when a cocktail of various gaseous pollutants is oxidized and forms particulate matter, diffusing sunlight. Researchers have now discovered a new route to their formation.

To test if a single gene could affect an entire ecosystem, a research team of the University of Zurich conducted a lab experiment with a plant and its associated ecosystem of insects.

Although the garlic-like smell is characteristic of wild garlic, poisonous "doppelgangers" are often mistaken for the wild garlic, such as lily of the valley or autumn crocus, leading to potentially fatal poisoning.

Forensic scientists are building a suite of new insights into crime scene investigation – including the difference between high, intermediate and low skin "shedders" that will help understanding of trace or "touch DNA".

A new study has found that women’s health research remains disproportionately focused on the reproductive years - particularly on pregnancy – with few articles on the major causes of illness and death in women.