How ancient DNA analysis revealed that unusually bound medieval books are covered in sealskin, and top quarks and their ...

Researchers have found that targeting an enzyme called PGM3 can help stop the growth of glioblastoma, the most dangerous type ...

Demodex mites are tiny eight-legged parasites that mostly live in hair follicles and oil glands on your face, neck, or chest. As alarming as this may sound, they’re generally harmless.

Using an experimental technique called "Oz," researchers stimulated the human retina such that people saw a brand-new color.

In plants, the space between cells is a key battleground during infection. To avoid recognition in this space, a strain of ...

If you’re an Xfinity user, you may have heard about their rewards program. But what exactly are Xfinity Rewards, and how do they work? In this brief guide, we explain how the rewards work, what ...

These mysterious droplets, known as biomolecular condensates, solidify when they carry a high proportion of the protein alpha-synuclein, the scientists reported in Science Advances. Clumps of ...

Today, florists sell roses in a range of colours including red, purple, yellow — and even painted with blue or multi-coloured dyes. But what colour were the first roses? A large genomic analysis ...

A study has constructed an unprecedented pangenome map of wild and cultivated rice, and decoded the genetic architecture and ...

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the 'powerhouses' of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a ...

Babies who are intersex may have noticeable differences in their genitalia — or they may not. Sometimes, intersex traits affect internal organs or hormone production and are not apparent until ...

Have human beings permanently changed the planet? That seemingly simple question has sparked a new battle between geologists and environmental advocates over what to call the time period we live ...