She’ll ruin us,” hissed one of the scientists as his hand clenched a shot glass. I came upon the poster session of the conference, where newbie scientists, mostly Ph.D. students, present findings that ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...

Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have developed a method that pairs engineered nanoparticles with machine learning algorithms to detect trace toxic pollutants in complex ...

The Kiel University scientist discusses how advanced materials processing is shaping medical manufacturing and improving drug performance.

Something quietly alarming is happening in cities, suburbs, and rural communities alike. People are checking air quality apps ...

Oxygen shaped the world as we know it. It’s why we hiccup and why frogs croak. It’s so good that some turtles have learned to suck it in using not just their nose and mouth, but also… another orifice.

A new study describes a technique that rejuvenates aging blood-forming stem cells and could help reduce the risk of age-related blood disorders.

New minuscule fossils of Purgatorius, the earliest-known relative of all primates—including humans—have been unearthed in a ...

A new breakthrough study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities could explain why patients with the same genetic sickle cell mutation experience different levels of pain, organ ...

The rise of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in Earth's atmosphere is detectable and measurable in the blood of its human inhabitants, a ...