There are structures inside your cells that can (and do) automatically organize your DNA.
Researchers have discovered an organism that does not need to breathe to survive.
Three moth species have the same gene that can cause them to change colors, researchers learned last year.
"Waterworld" may not be just a Hollywood movie, at least not according to the results of a study published on March 2 in Nature Geoscience.
The discovery of a link between waxworms and bacteria that devour plastic by Brandon University researchers could lead to new means to reduce plastic waste worldwide, the scientists said.
A recent report by a world-renowned university about one of its former fellows' efforts to revive the debunked pseudoscience of eugenics highlights a problem in the scientific community: that too many scientists believe they can keep political views and prejudices out of their work, a prominent author wrote.
Researchers using digital tissue reconstruction of mouse-liver tissue have discovered what happens inside the liver when it regrows.
Migration throughout the years has played a role in the diversity and population of the United States.
The Subterranean Challenge (SubT) wrapped its second round of competition on Feb. 27 Elmira, Wash.
A patient at the Casey Eye Institute of Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore., was the first to undergo gene therapy inside the human body for a form of blindness.
A study published in “Nature” in February highlights the importance of research into the oral microbiome, and how regular dental care affects its diversity.
In a study published in “Science Advances” on Feb. 20, 2020, researchers focused on the behaviors of Denosovians and Neanderthals – looking approximately 700,000 years ago- to learn about the human-like beings that may have mated with the distant ancestors of present-day humans.
The extinction of Wrangel Island mammoths was likely caused by genetic mutations that these animals lived with. A new study published in “Genome Biology and Evolution“ cited several reasons for the decline of the mammoths that lived on Russia’s Wrangel Island, including “reduced genetic diversity,” which led to mutated genes.
A computational biologist and science illustrator has painted a coronavirus, and recently revealed his creation, which shows the coronavirus as it entered the lungs.
If you’ve ever wondered what your organs look like from the inside, researchers have figured out a way to see that. Researchers in Germany have found a way to see the inside of human organs without slicing the tissue to create their three dimensional models. That method is known as 3DISCO, or 3D Imaging of Solvent-Cleared Organs.
A powerful new antibiotic compound developed by MIT scientists destroyed many of the world’s disease-causing bacteria, including strains that have become resistant to antibiotics in common use. The computer model used to identify the compound, halicin, can also be used to identify other antibiotic candidates; it can screen more than a hundred million chemical compounds in a matter of days, MIT News reported in an article announcing the findings.
There are thousands of space satellites floating in the skies, but only a fraction of them are still operational. The media has reported on the damage these satellites have done to astronomy, but with so many companies launching even more satellites to provide 5G coverage, there’s something people need to think about: What happens when space junk collides with other space junk?
According to José Ferreira and Leonardo Kerber, researchers at the Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil, there was once a giant rodent in South America that was the size of a Saint Bernard dog, but with a brain no bigger than a golf ball. Paleontology World says that the rodent the team discovered is the largest ever to have lived in South America.
A University of California Berkeley scientist says we’re more likely to find evidence of intelligent extraterrestrials before bacteria in the soil on Mars or other planets.
If you’re hoping to better understand people, their facial expressions may not be as reliable of an indicator of someone’s emotional state, according to new study by researchers at Ohio State University and other organizations.