It sounds awful to a modern person, but it seems the Romans did not complain about the smell of the ancient city that much.

A new gene therapy trial safely restores hearing in deaf children and adults, offering hope for those with DFNB9 deafness ...

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Astronomers uncover the first direct evidence for how some white dwarf stars explode, confirming the long-debated ...

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A new study reveals people love to judge others' personalities based on their tattoos — but those snap judgments are wrong ...

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Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about this fascinating behavior.

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These black holes are the most distant and stable objects we know. Using a technique called very long baseline interferometry ...