British zoos and aquariums hold more than 2,600 vertebrate species, yet only a small fraction of these animals are native...

Wildfires are often described as disasters of flame, smoke and ash, but their effects do not end when the last...

A genetic tool originally developed to estimate a person’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes could transform the diagnosis of...

Scientists at the University of Arkansas have developed a more stable and biologically active form of human fibroblast growth factor...

KAIST’s “Oxygen Tunnel” Could Make 3D AI Memory Faster, More Reliable and More Energy Efficient As artificial intelligence systems become...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have identified a potential way...

German researchers have developed a highly stable laser system that could bring scientists closer to controlling individual electrons with precisely...

Researchers studying brain aging have uncovered evidence that cognition in older adults may depend on more than the preservation of...

A gene mutation most commonly associated with Parkinson’s disease may also help the immune system destroy dangerous bacteria, according to...

Age, genetics and lifestyle all influence how an individual responds to a viral infection, yet these factors do not fully...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that colorectal tumors may begin damaging peripheral nerves...

Proteins are nature’s master builders. Folded into intricate three-dimensional shapes, they can recognize one another, assemble into molecular machines, and...

A large Australian study has found that children who experience the loss of a parent are about twice as likely...

A new global analysis of tropical forest mammals is challenging one of conservation science’s most common assumptions: that the traits...

For babies born weeks before their due date, sleep is not simply a period of rest. It is an active...

A baby’s first teeth may become an unexpected archive of life inside a neonatal intensive care unit. A new study...

A new perspective published in Artificial Intelligence & Environment argues that the long-promised “AI scientist” is no longer a distant...

Cancer researchers have uncovered an unexpected molecular system that helps explain how the MYC gene drives some of the most...

Researchers at the University of Utah and The University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a new form of 3D...

A weight-loss injection could soon be tested as a treatment for people facing the dangerous combination of alcohol dependence, obesity...