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The 60-year journey to a pig-heart transplant

It was an eight hour surgery to put a pig’s heart into David Bennett, but decades of research to make sure the body wouldn’t reject it, writes Daniel M Davis

Fossil reveals spiky armoured dinosaur was sluggish, deaf, and less socially active

Study provides fresh insights about dinosaur’s sense of equilibrium and audition

Five insights into the secret life of your plants

Plants fill many of our homes and gardens, but how much do we know about their internal lives? Sven Batke shares some interesting facts

A Massive Icefish Breeding Colony Existed In Secret In Antarctica — Until Now

The fish nest site, believed to be the largest in the world, is also a dining destination for hungry seals.

Climate crisis increasing risk of premature birth and childhood illness

Climate hazards – including rising temperature, pollution and wildfires – are increasing the risk of pre-term birth.

Hospital Defends Transplanting Pig Heart Into Patient With Criminal Past

The University of Maryland Medical Center said the man's eligibility was “based solely on his medical records.”

CDC Warns Americans: Don’t Kiss Or Snuggle Your Bearded Dragon

The reptiles have been linked to a recent salmonella outbreak.

No Life On Martian Meteorite Found In Antarctica In 1996

Orginally, scientists thought organic compounds in the rock may have been left by living creatures, but the marks were actually caused by salty water.

Jonathan Van-Tam stepping down as deputy chief medical officer

‘One of the best public health communicators in history,’ says former health secretary

How do we really deal with asteroids heading for Earth?

‘Don’t look up’ is fiction, but the truth is that there are several asteroids heading towards Earth, so how do we really deal with these ‘planet destroyers’? Monica Grady explains

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