A microscopic green alga has demonstrated a powerful strategy for turning uneven light into remarkably consistent growth, a finding that could help engineers build smaller...
A gene linked to the breakdown of blood pigments may help explain why beef from cattle kept in restrictive housing appears lighter than meat from...
A mutation in mitochondrial DNA can disrupt the intestine’s frontline defenses long before the effects of aging become visible, according to a study in mice...
A New Sensor System Tracks Carbon Emissions From Bamboo Stems and Soil in Real Time Bamboo may look like a rapid carbon-storage machine, but measuring...
A Pinch of Salt Makes Sunflower Microgreens More Nutritious—Up to a Point A small dose of salt appears to push sunflower microgreens into a surprisingly...
Gastric cancer is increasingly being understood not as a disease driven by malignant cells alone, but as an evolving ecosystem in which tumor cells, connective-tissue...
A study of children and adolescents in Yazd, Iran, has found no clear relationship between fluoride exposure from drinking water or urinary fluoride levels and...
A debate over how best to monitor the immune-blocking drug ravulizumab is raising an important warning for clinicians: routine laboratory tests may not reliably show...
Medicines are designed to heal, but after they pass through the human body they can continue their journey into rivers, lakes, groundwater and oceans. A...
A “Silent” Pleural Hematoma Expanded for Eight Years Before Triggering Fatal Hemoptysis A rare blood collection in the chest slowly enlarged over eight years, eventually...
Scientific academies are being urged to turn prestige into public service, as a new perspective argues that election to an academy should mark not only...
A $650 Open-Source Scanner Could Bring Real-Time, Radiation-Free Imaging to Space and Remote Clinics A shoebox-sized medical imaging system built from commercially available electronics could...
A new lightweight concrete made from coal ash, discarded polystyrene packaging and seawater has achieved the unusual combination of structural strength, thermal insulation and sound...
A waste product from the mangosteen fruit could help turn graphene oxide into a more effective carbon-capture material, according to a study that combines an...
A smartphone-style photograph of a maize seed could soon reveal far more than its color and shape. Researchers have developed an artificial-intelligence system that uses...
