A new AI model can actually recreate your face just by analyzing a few bits of your DNA. Developed by scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Difface was trained on data from nearly 10,000 Han Chinese volunteers.
Each participant…

A new AI model can actually recreate your face just by analyzing a few bits of your DNA. Developed by scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Difface was trained on data from nearly 10,000 Han Chinese volunteers.
Each participant…

Underneath miles-deep ice sheets covering Antarctica lies the largest mountain range no one on Earth has ever seen. Even though a few of its tallest points peek through in some places, relatively few people know of the entire range’s existence.
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The exotic pet trade brings millions of animals into the U.S. every year. One of these animals, the tegu, is a popular reptile import thanks to its flashy looks and docile personality. Once it grows to its full 5-foot, 10-pound size, however, it…

Humans display different ways of attaching to one another, shaped largely by how our caregivers responded to us in early childhood. Some of us may shy away from closeness and prefer emotional distance, while others feel anxious in relationships,…

Creative thinking may feel totally original, but a new study suggests that imagination has more to do with your memory than you might think.
A new study suggests that people who remember small, seemingly unimportant details are actually better at…

How we talk about gastrointestinal symptoms is changing fast. In a few short…

During an excavation, amidst the Patagonian winds and hard rock, a fossil began to turn green. It was an unexpected reaction: the adhesive applied to protect the bones, fragile after millions of years beneath the ice, had interacted with plant…

The Independent’s Features Writer Helen Coffey visits a so-called “longevity doctor” to find out how old her body really is – and whether it’s possible to slow down, or even reverse, the aging process.
Longevity medicine, once associated…

Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold.
Today, we know that lead and gold…

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their…