Scientists in India have shown that a single, largely overlooked structural protein of SARS-CoV-2 can, entirely on its own, assemble...

Antiphospholipid syndrome, a disorder in which the immune system mistakenly produces antibodies that drive dangerous blood clots and pregnancy complications,...

Hybridization is the engine of modern crop improvement, yet for one of the world’s most important legume crops it remains...

In a finding that could reshape how scientists think about the anti-cancer effects of exercise, researchers at the University of...

Scientists have identified a distinct population of epithelial cells that appears to drive some of the most dangerous features of...

A concept as old as moral philosophy itself is being shaken by one of modern biology’s most transformative fields. In...

Veterinary medicine is on the verge of losing one of its most tedious rituals. For decades, the microscopic hunt for...

Microalgae have long been heralded as one of the most promising feedstocks for the renewable fuels of the future, but...

In the crowded, fermenting world of the cow rumen, a single microbial enzyme may hold the key to a long-standing...

Copper has become the metal that the modern world cannot live without, and the pressure on mining companies to squeeze...

A team of American researchers has taken one of the most detailed looks yet at emerging strains of enterotoxigenic Escherichia...

A single spray of fragmented DNA extracted from a plant’s own species may be enough to arm a crop against...

Every tumor tells a story in its DNA, but the mutations themselves are only half the tale. Scientists have long...

The black rabbits of China have long been prized by local farmers for their hardiness, their flavorful meat, and their...

The race to build Generation IV nuclear reactors has an unsung bottleneck: no metal currently in service can comfortably survive...

Wheat feeds billions, and the shape of its spike, the flowering head that carries the grain, is one of the...

A natural pigment that gives tomatoes their deep red color may offer a surprisingly powerful defense against one of the...

Cancer remains one of the most formidable threats to human health, and the gap between clinical need and available therapy...

A sweeping new analysis of medical research on modern warfare has arrived at a conclusion that is as stark as...

Italy’s leading epilepsy research centers have joined forces to answer one of neurology’s most stubborn questions: what is actually going...