A vast colony of aspen clones could hold clues about how ancient organisms protect their genomes from harmful mutations.

The molecules were deemed too unstable to make, but experiments show they can be ‘captured’ in certain reactions to yield ...

Study of 1950s sugar rationing in the United Kingdom also suggests risk to babies whose mums ate a high-sugar diet during ...

Comparison of the hairless animals’ genomes with those of several other mammals shows low activity of certain sequences.

Engineers have nearly finished building the central detector of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) in China ...

Climate change increases sea levels through two main effects: melting ice increases the amount of water in the world’s oceans, and seawater expands as it absorbs excess heat trapped by greenhouse-gas ...

Viruses known as bacteriophages are difficult to study, but they are beginning to give up their secrets. It is common ...

People with obesity are ten times more likely to develop diabetes compared to lean people. Researchers trying to understand why have found an answer in the same system that drives the body’s ...

Clinical-trial participants saw their knee pain abate and could engage better with activities that got them up and going.

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The annual toxic smog that forms over swathes of India and Pakistan is preventable, but the nations’ scientists have too ...

Immune cells rush to the brain and promote deep sleep after a heart attack, according to a new study 1 involving both mice ...