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Is there a difference between the male and female brain? How long did dinosaurs live? All this and more exclusively in the latest issue of our e-magazine.

In this special episode of True Crime in Science, we delve into the story of Marty Goddard, the woman who invented the rape kit – an invention that would go...

This eBook forms part of the IFLScience exciting editorial calendar for 2023.

Why do humans have such long childhoods? Why do humans play games? All this and more exclusively in the latest issue of our e-magazine.

If you ever win a Nobel prize, be wary of Nobelitis.

Although research indicates many benefits to gaming, employers may still see it as offering limited benefits for the workplace.

Hot on the heels of 55 Cancri e, the JWST has found even more convincing evidence for a rocky world with a thick atmosphere, but you wouldn’t want to live...

“It’s undeniable at this point that Asgard archaea contributed a lot to the complexity that we see in eukaryotes today.”

Turns out, they were probably a side effect.

New research finds levels of the chronic condition are now 15 times higher than pre-pandemic.

"The World has not made sufficient progress on existential risks threatening all of humanity."

This sounds awfully familiar.

The story seems almost too perfect, and has probably been exaggerated for effect, but it’s delightful even without those bits.

Someone get on the phone to the producers of Surf’s Up, ASAP.

This is the world of DNA phenotyping.

Something scarfing down your scarfs? Don't sweat(er) it.

Several remain officially unexplained.

New speed dating research found people were more attracted to partners who looked like them.

Wake up, babe: new bigfin footage just dropped.

So, there. That's something you know now.

Olivine on the scene? Its composition may signal hidden diamonds.

For drugs that are in such hot demand and have such large cultural and economic effects, you might expect the mechanism would be more widely understood.

What happens if someone actually finds Nessie? Can you learn to roll your Rs? All this and more exclusively in the latest issue of our e-magazine.

Perhaps one day you'll become a diamond.

Our true crime obsession makes psychological sense, but is watching it ever ethical?

“If you really put your back into it, then you can create yourself like a wonderful work of art, with the freedom and individuality that the nihilist...

New ice just dropped.

Is there a limit to human life? Are black holes destined to become white holes? All this and more exclusively in the latest issue of our e-magazine.

What if Christ wasn't born on Christmas?

Perihelion – Earth's closest approach to our host star – will take place on January 3, 2026.

Have you been good this year?

No anus? No problem!

With this potential first, the hunt for Earth-like planets has taken an important step forward.

Apex predators are animals that sit at the top of their food chain – so by land, sea, or air, let’s meet some of Earth’s apex predators.

To mine or not to mine? New research reveals what's at stake.

What was the earliest human use of color? How do you rediscover a "lost" species?

This is the first time a funeral pyre has been documented in Africa's prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

Do my eyes deceive me?

It wasn't us after all.

A mounting movement is granting legal "personhood" to nature, but is it a practical solution or just a nice idea?

This week, we look at one of America's most prolific serial killers, John Wayne Gacy, and how forensic anthropology was key to identifying his victims. We will...

The headline may be gouda, but we probably shouldn’t brie-lieve the hype.

Could the robots of the future be made of slightly fishy leftovers?

Evolution probably should have consulted the sailors who died of scurvy first.

Was their capture a case of mistaken identity?

Better than night vision goggles, these allow you to see infrared and visible sources at the same time.

What was it used for and where did it come from?

Nope, they're not weather sensors.

The key to getting active? Learning to lie down.

Sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down in episode 78…

The hairs are found on the juvenile and young adult snails.

Do you dare to come in?

Keep that in your back pocket for the next time someone tells you that you’re too sensitive – you can’t help it.

The devastation went well beyond the initial eruption.

"We think it applies to 100% of lupus cases."

Teaching a giraffe to use an inhaler? Sounds like a tall order.

Rockin' all over the world.

Good news if you hate New Year's Eve.