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The immune system is one of the most complex and fascinating networks in the human body. Comprised of cellular and...

How do pollutants and other chemicals that we are exposed to affect our health? Researchers from Linköping University in Sweden...

At first glance, Antarctica seems inhospitable. Known for howling gales and extremely cold temperatures, the continent is blanketed with a...

The appearance of objects can often change. For example, in dim evenings or fog, the contrast of the objects decreases,...

Engineers often use nature to inspire new materials and designs. A discovery by a multi-institutional team of researchers and engineers...

· Seabird populations under threat due to human activity · University College Cork research could have implications for offshore developments...

“Understanding the brain in all its complexity requires insights from multiple scales – from genomics, cells and synapses to the...

Upon their dispersals in Central and Western Europe by around 42,000 years ago, groups of Homo sapiens started to manipulate...

Solid-solution organic crystals have been brought into the quest for superior photon upconversion materials, which transform presently wasted long-wavelength light...

Exploring the mechanisms involved in sleep-dependent memory storage, a team of University of Michigan (U-M) cellular biologists found that RNAs...

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have discovered how the naked mole-rat can save energy in hypoxia and survive in...

Research led by the Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has identified a small RNA molecule called microRNA-21...

With Thanksgiving just a day away — and the most anticipated meal of the year already in the works —...

Ammonia is one of many pollutants present in wastewater and can be toxic for marine and terrestrial life. Therefore, in...

Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual long-distance migration, which takes them over several thousand kilometres from the north of...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Six years ago, Michael Niederweis, Ph.D., described the first known toxin of the deadly pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis...

Wildlife trading on social media is a complex issue – but tech firms can take steps to tackle it, according...

WOODS HOLE, Mass. – Since artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky patented the principle of confocal microscopy in 1957, it has...

A sugar-containing polymer coating could one day help repair artificial joint implants, like hip replacements, when they are damaged through...

Most human diseases can be traced to malfunctioning parts of a cell — a tumor is able to grow because...