Chronic excessive alcohol use is connected to an increase in the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, but how exactly does this occur?
Bacteria use CRISPR-Cas systems as adaptive immune systems to withstand attacks from enemies like viruses.
A new study finds the microbial ecosystem in the guts of wild marten (Martes americana) that live in relatively pristine natural habitat is distinct from the gut microbiome of wild marten that live in areas that are more heavily impacted by human activity.
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new method for determining which genes are relevant to the aging process.
A ground-breaking twist to the CRISPR tool – aka “genetic scissors” – is being put to use to edit plant genomes by scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, signalling a methodology change.
Child deaths in England increased during 2021 to 2022 and have returned close to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study, led by researchers from the University of Bristol’s National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) team and published in JAMA Network Open today [9 January].
Emissions from soil of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide can be drastically reduced just by adding carbon-rich manure, new research from Rothamsted Research and the University of Bristol shows.
Although most early dinosaurs were vegetarian, there were a surprising number of differences in the way that these animals tackled eating a plant-based diet,
Many existing antibiotics were derived from soil bacteria, which naturally produce these toxins to ward off competitors.
The eerie sound of an extraterrestrial whirlwind has reached the Earth from more than 50 million miles away, thanks to the first working microphone to traverse the surface of Mars.
The post-COVID syndrome known as long COVID has four major subtypes defined by different clusters of symptoms, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.
DNA, historical reports, morphological data connect breadfruit to its history
Test is first to use artificial cell sensors to detect environmental contaminant
Scientists find way to make new materials for batteries, magnets and microelectronics
Using innovative recording technology, researchers show organoids respond to external sensory stimuli
UC San Diego study reveals critical insights into the complex biology of tissue-specific T cells, paving the way for a new branch of precision therapeutics.
The world’s wildlife populations have declined by almost 70% in the last 50 years as their habitats have been polluted and cleared by humans. Yet, animals play a crucial role in reforestation, a new study has found.
A Yale-designed and developed instrument has given astronomers a better idea of how 55 Cnc e — also known as the “hell planet” — got where it is today.
An ecological rule breaker shows the effects of climate change on body size
A new study by Yale paleontologists charts the radical evolutionary changes to the thigh bones of dinosaurs and birds that allowed them to stand on two feet.