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Researchers have used a machine learning model to identify three compounds that could combat aging. They say their approach could be an effective way to identify new drugs, especially for complex diseases.

Heart attack symptoms are sometimes similar to other non-heart-related conditions. UK researchers have used machine learning to develop a fast, highly accurate tool for helping doctors diagnose the potentially fatal condition.

Taking 3D images underwater is tricky due to inconsistent lighting conditions and particles in the water that cause distortion. Researchers have created a novel prototype system that uses quantum technology and LiDAR to overcome these difficulties.

How many times have you been presented with food you dislike only to be told it’s an acquired taste and eventually you’ll come to enjoy it? A study has found genetics play a larger role than thought in determining the foods you do and don’t like.

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have taken plastic recycling technology into new territory, demonstrating how an engineered form of E. coli bacteria can be used to turn plastic bottles in vanillin, the primary compound of vanilla flavoring.

Probably the world's most famous family of dinosaurs, the tyrannosaurs included the 40-ft (12-m) Tyrannosaurus rex within their ranks. Newly studied fossils now suggest that the reptiles were about "the size of a border collie" when first hatching.

When it comes to developing robots that can move efficiently through water, scientists regularly turn to creature’s like jellyfish for inspiration, and a UK research team has just produced one that can swim with the best of them.

A new study led by the University of Edinburgh has identified a protein that plays a crucial role in protecting the body’s blood stem cells from damage during infection, a finding that could lead to new ways to slow down the aging process.

While we have heard about "electronic tongues" before, most of them have been flavor-assessing sensors that didn't look like actual tongues. Such is not the case with a new biomimetic tongue, however, which could have some interesting applications.

A large gene study has discovered several genomic regions linked to longer and healthier lives are also involved in metabolizing iron in the blood. The research suggests abnormal blood iron levels may fundamentally underpin many age-related diseases.

As the climate continues to warm it is changing the natural environment in all kinds of ways. A massive study has now revealed global warming is prompting the spread of wooded plant coverage on the world's savannas and tundra.

Research at the University of Edinburgh could make the search for life on Mars more efficient. Using a technique called "chemical gardening," astrobiologist Sean McMahon has demonstrated that some ancient fossils may be natural mineral deposits.