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Paul Thigpen, retired theology professor, discusses the questions, 'Do animals have a soul and do they go to heaven?

As the primary channel for acquiring information, visual function is fundamental to everyday activities, yet it changes markedly with aging and disease.

In 1929 the Western Marine & Salvage Company moved a fleet of 169 World War I–era steamships to Mallows Bay, a shallow inlet in the Potomac River, where they were burned to make any salvageable ...

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Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and USC professor emeritus, died Wednesday morning, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute. She was 91 years old.

Vitamin B12 plays a crucial role in the health and performance of the body. With this knowledge, people often reach for supplements at the drugstore. But how much Vitamin B12 do we actually need, and ...

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A study published in Current Biology by the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University reveals that dogs with a vocabulary of toy names—known as Gifted Word Learners—can extend learned labels ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics. Read this story ...

Robin is a therapeutic robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals ...