Researchers at the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR) in Mexico have unveiled TOTEM, a fully open-source, solar-powered aeroponic system that grows crops vertically...
Chimeric antigen receptor therapies have transformed the treatment of certain blood cancers, producing dramatic remissions in patients with leukemia and lymphoma who had exhausted every...
Deep inside the abdomen, the body’s largest blood vessel quietly widens and stiffens with age, and in some people it swells into a dangerous bulge...
Sourdough is one of the oldest fermented foods on Earth, yet the microbial partnerships that make it work remain remarkably fragile when scaled up to...
Cardiovascular disease remains the world’s deadliest health problem, claiming 19.2 million lives in 2023, with prevalent cases climbing to a record 626 million. Yet the...
Plant-based burgers, dairy-free cheeses, and meat analogues live or die by their texture, yet predicting how a new formulation will feel in the mouth remains...
For decades, pathologists looking at ependymomas under the microscope saw one disease: a tumor of ependymal cells lining the brain’s fluid-filled ventricles, with a deceptively...
A twelve-week program of home-based video game exercise may do more than lift mood and fitness in people living with early cognitive decline. According to...
Every year, the global food industry discards enormous quantities of protein-rich byproducts, and one of the most overlooked among them is mung bean meal, the...
International student mobility has long been described as one of the most globalised flows of people in the modern world, with hundreds of thousands of...
Australia’s stick insects have just become considerably more diverse, at least on paper. Researchers at the University of Sydney have completed a comprehensive revision of...
When a child is diagnosed with a cancer that can only be treated with radioactive drugs, the medical team focuses on the tumour. But a...
A single hormone, sprayed on leaves, may help one of the world’s most important food crops shrug off one of its newest pollutants. In a...
Random propylene–ethylene copolymers sit quietly inside countless everyday products, from impact-resistant automotive trim to food packaging, translucent medical devices and flexible pipe systems. Their value...
Researchers in Iraq and Malaysia have reported that iron oxide nanoparticles synthesised using an aqueous bark extract of Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) exhibit powerful antibacterial,...
