Far fewer people are related to Genghis Khan than previously assumed, new genomic study suggests
Kazakh folklore says that the body of Jochi, Genghis Khan’s eldest son, lies in a mausoleum in the Ulytau region, in the country’s central uplands....
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Obesity may make people more likely to die from severe infections, study finds
People with obesity are 70% more likely than those without the condition to be hospitalized with or die from severe infections, according to a new...
‘The limits of human longevity have still not been reached,’ study suggests
For over a century and a half, life expectancy has steadily increased in the wealthiest countries. Spectacular climbs in longevity have been noted in the...
More than 1 in 4 patients leaving Winnipeg ERs without being seen: study
Recently revealed data shows a significant number of patients in Winnipeg are still leaving emergency departments and urgent care centres without being seen by a...
Solar flares may be triggering earthquakes, controversial study claims
Solar flares often disrupt Earth’s upper atmosphere and help power stunning auroras. Now, scientists suggest those same bursts of solar energy might also influence earthquakes....
5,500 years ago, a teenage girl was buried with her father’s bones on her chest, new DNA study reveals
A rare Stone Age cemetery on a Swedish island reveals that some of Europe’s last hunter-gatherers were buried not with their extremely close relations but...
‘Impossible’ mantle earthquakes actually occur all over the world, study finds
Earthquakes that jiggle Earth’s middle layer may be more widespread than scientists thought. A new map of these mysterious deep earthquakes shows that they occur...
In a first, study links maternal genes to risk of pregnancy loss
A new study is the first to identify genetic variants linked with chromosomal abnormalities that can lead to pregnancy loss. About half of pregnancy losses...
Archaeopteryx, one of the world’s first proto birds, has a set of weird, never-before-seen features, new study reveals
Researchers have uncovered an intriguing set of never-before-seen features in the skull of Archaeopteryx, an iconic dinosaur that is considered a key transitional fossil in...
Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds
Canada could remove more than five times its annual carbon emissions from the atmosphere by the end of the century by planting trees along the...