Mice Crowded in Boxes Show How Slums Affect People

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Mice News

Apr. 8, 2024 — Scientists have successfully grown 'mini kidneys' in the lab and grafted them into live mice, revealing new ... 2024 — New research describes the science behind a promising ... Read More

Dementia News

The researchers observed that AD mice showed memory deficits in maze tests, but memory was ... Mar. 21, 2024 — Using novel genetic and genomic tools, researchers have shed light on the role of ... Read More

An extinct sofa-sized turtle may have lived alongside humans

For instance, Stupendemys, the largest freshwater turtle ever, also lived in South America but did so more than 5 million years ago ... of subscribers to Science News. If you'd like to give ... Read More

Experts identify a new “aetosaur” that lived 200 million years ago

long before the reign of dinosaurs. These ancient crocodile ancestors, which thrived approximately 200 million years ago, have left behind fossils scattered across all continents except Antarctica ... Read More

The US just announced an asbestos ban. What took so long?

move comes after it failed to ban asbestos over three decades ago. The carcinogen has already been banned by more than 50 countries. It is linked to around 40,000 US deaths every year from lung ... Read More

29 years ago, Microsoft Bob released and lived less than a year

Bob's legacy lived on through characters like ... through webcam backgrounds in Teams, and even as a holiday sweater released a few years ago. With computers being more commonplace than ever ... Read More

'I took out a mortgage 17 years ago and owe £15,000 more than I borrowed'

A mother-of-three who took out a £335,000 mortgage in 2007 says she currently owes nearly £15,000 more than she ... this and now finds herself in more even more debt. Her and so many others ... Read More

A Soviet attack submarine crashed into a US aircraft carrier 40 years ago during the Cold War. It was a bad day for the sub.

Forty years ago on Thursday, a Soviet submarine collided with the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk. The collision occurred as the sub was spying on US warships amid Cold War tensions. Read More

Gmail debuted on April Fool’s Day 20 years ago. The joke is still on us.

At least, that’s what many people thought 20 years ago today, when Google announced Gmail’s debut. To be fair, it’s easy to see why some AP News readers ... else even more absurd than ... Read More

Biden launches brutal ad answering Trump’s question: ‘Were you better off 4 years ago?’

Joe Biden has launched a brutal campaign advert in response to a post made by Donald Trump which asked voters if they were “better off” before his political rival took office. The former ... Read More

Who Is Conjoined Twin Abby Hensel Who Got Secretly Married 2 Years Ago? What to Know

Conjoined twins Abby Hensel and Brittany Hensel’s family got a little bigger when Abby tied the knot with husband Josh Bowling two years ago ... in 2006, before appearing on the TV series ... Read More