Two researchers explain how endometriosis drives a whole body immune response due to inflammation, urging the medical community to see it as a whole-body issue.

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Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Endocannabinoids act "like a 'dimmer switch,' fine-tuning neural activity to maintain balance, or homeostasis," Ryan McLaughlin, co-director of the Cannabis Research Center and as ...

Lençóis Maranhenses National Park hosts sand-dune fields that fill up with lagoons every wet season, but the reserve also has ...

Researchers extracted DNA from a Neanderthal bone fragment found in Russia's Denisova Cave, and the genome is shedding light on how small and isolated their groups were.

Aging may "erase" the epigenetic markers that control gene expression in the brain, and this may create a snowball effect.

While ancient texts say that some women battled beasts in the arenas of the Roman Empire, this is the first visual evidence ...

The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many ...

Scientists in China have announced the first confirmed sighting of the critically endangered Hainan hare in part of its ...

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Astronomers have detected small, ruby-like crystals embedded in Martian rocks, which may also hide sapphires created in the ...