The idea that electricity could be used to jumpstart life doesn’t just come from fiction. Like Dr. Frankenstein, Aldini’s grisly experiments sought to prove that it’s possible to revive the dead.

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Large yellowfin tuna fish prefer to scrape against sharks over members of their own species, possibly to pry off parasites.

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A study has found that Eurasian jays can pass a version of the ‘marshmallow test’—and those with the greatest self-control also score the highest on intelligence tests.

This is the first evidence of a link between self-control and intelligence in birds.

Self-control—the ability to resist temptation in favor of a better but delayed reward—is a vital skill that underpins effective decision-making and future planning.

History books tell us that Portuguese navigators found the Azores islands uninhabited in the middle of the Atlantic during the early 1400s. But some intriguing constructions suggest that people occupied this area long before. So, who was this civilisation, and why did they leave? Video by: Next Stop Stories Narrator: Sam Hartford Executive Producer: Griesham Taan Follow BBC Reel on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

Newly-launched Massachusetts biomanufacturing facility will be something like a conveyor belt from the academic bench to the early startup.

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using large sums of money to attract retired British pilots. French pilots are also among Beijing’s targets.

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Network theory can show how successfully a soccer team performs when it’s on the defense.