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"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative," wrote H. G. Wells. This principle—that survival requires ...

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Stem cells sent to the ISS return with signs of accelerated aging, revealing key risks for future space travel.

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A chilling look at how scientific ambition can spiral into chaos, turning a breakthrough into one of the most unsettling ...

Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative," wrote H. G. Wells. This principle - that survival requires change - was mastered ...

Scientists have created a live-cell DNA sensor that reveals how damage appears and disappears inside living cells, capturing ...