Endogenous retroviruses, the molecular remnants of ancient viral infections that have been embedded in the genomes of mammals for millions...

Scientists have long known that the blood carries a wealth of information about human health, but most studies have examined...

Biodegradable plastics made by bacteria have long promised to replace petroleum-based polyethylene and polypropylene, yet the economics of producing them...

Cheetahs that lose their mothers in the first weeks of life and are then raised by human caretakers may carry...

Modern power grids are under a quiet, persistent threat that conventional monitoring tools struggle to see. Faulty devices and malicious...

Grasslands cover roughly forty percent of the planet’s land surface, yet scientists have long struggled to keep tabs on the...

Most people assume that once hepatitis B surface antigen disappears from the blood, the hepatitis B virus has been cleared...

A single blood draw taken before prostate cancer surgery may one day tell doctors which patients are most likely to...

A gel built from two of the most ordinary ingredients in a food laboratory—bovine serum albumin and the polysaccharide curdlan—has...

Human dental pulp cells, the resident regenerative population tucked inside the soft core of every tooth, have long been viewed...

Every year, millions of people worldwide undergo surgery to repair broken, diseased, or surgically resected bone, and a large share...

Every spring, farmers around the world entrust billions of seeds to the soil, and every spring a substantial fraction of...

Inside tumours, some of the body’s most powerful defenders gradually lose the ability to fight. These immune cells, known as...

Biomedical engineering students at one of the United States’ leading technology universities are discovering that one of the most valuable...

A common leafy vegetable found in kitchens across South Asia may soon have a second life in the laboratory. Researchers...

Marfan syndrome has long been understood as a disease of connective tissue, driven by mutations in the gene that encodes...

Quantum computers promise speed-ups that no classical machine can match, but the source of that power has long been surprisingly...

A high-yielding genetically protected cotton variety developed by Indian public-sector breeders is drawing attention across the cotton-growing belt of North...

Bladder cancer remains one of the most common malignancies worldwide, ranking ninth among all cancers, and for patients with high-risk...

Inside every human cell, a quiet revolution in thinking about cellular organization has been gathering momentum, and it is now...