What is the most important organ in a person? Almost everyone, without hesitation, will answer that it is a question of the brain. We all know that the nervous system controls all processes in the body. How will you react

branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi

Genes from a virus that was stitched into the human genome thousands of years ago are active, producing proteins in the human brain and other tissues, according to researchers at the University of

A new approach to treating allergies could could not only prevent them, but also strengthen the body's immune system.

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The “Great Dying” of Indigenous populations in the Americas after the arrival of Europeans is the largest human mortality event in proportion to the global population, putting it second in absolute terms only to World War II. The devastation of the population…

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Funny-man and new face of Batman villian 'The Riddler', Jim Carrey pieces together thoughts on his life so far

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The rubbish tip and compost heap await most Christmas trees as the festive season draws to a close.

Next time you're at a local pond, resist the urge to feed the ducks and geese. They don't need our help, and we are actually making them sick.

Gerald Ford was running for a second term in 1976 against Jimmy Carter. At a campaign stop in San Antonio, Texas to visit the Alamo, Ford was offered a plate of tamales. This is where things took a dark turn.

On television, we found more than 1,100 titles received Pentagon backing – 900 of them since 2005, from ‘Flight 93’ to ‘Ice Road Truckers’ and ‘Army Wives’

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Following my diatribe last week about tattoos, homosexual opening partnerships and Whangarei's food and beverage standards, I've been inundated with correspondence.

Soviet program to develop nuclear weapons during World War II

Victorino Matus on The Fall of Berlin 1945 by Antony Beevor