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Modern dog breeds that are genetically more distant from wolves have a relatively larger brain size compared to ancient breeds that are thousands of years...

Ruminants like cows have developed an unusual way of digesting their food: they ingest plants, give them a rough chewing and then swallow the half-chewed...

The spread of drug-resistant microbes has become a global health concern that threatens our ability to treat infections. The widespread use of antimicrobials in livestock,...

The plastic era has begun, and for sure, it will last for decades or even longer. Polymer-based materials are almost everywhere, reaching even the deepest...

Larry Steckel, row crop weed specialist and professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, has been named...

Accoding to a research published in Advanced Optical Materials, Prof. DING Junfeng and his team at the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical...

"Imagine one of those spectacular opening ceremonies at the Olympics, where a huge crowd suddenly gathers as a unit and synchronizes its movements like a...

Organelles – the bits and pieces of RNA and protein within a cell – play important roles in human health and disease, such as maintaining...

All cells in an organism contain identical DNA sequence. What determines the identity and function of individual cells and tissues, is the set of genes...

At a recent event to celebrate the Association’s 85th Anniversary, the Association of British Paediatric Nurses awarded Honorary Fellowships to eight children’s nurses in recognition...

Could changing your diet play a role in slowing or even preventing the development of dementia? We’re one step closer to finding out, thanks to...

URBANA, Ill. — As the northern hemisphere heads into summer, we may be in for a COVID-19 reprieve. Not because the pandemic is over; the Omicron subvariant...

URBANA, Ill. — Romantic relationships and neighborhood quality are both important predictors of mental and emotional wellbeing. But the larger societal context also influences how...

Our intuition tells us that it should be impossible to see whether two identical objects have been swapped back and forth, and for all particles...

CHICAGO, May 11, 2023 – Imagine if sending your science experiment 70,000 ft in the air just took painter’s plastic, tape, a dash of charcoal...