Many living organisms are able to regenerate damaged or lost tissue, but why some are particularly good at this and others ...

Minuscule particles of plastic are not only bad for the environment. A study led from Umeå University, Sweden, has shown that ...

New research from RMIT University found confined and isolating environments changed the way people smelled and responded ...

A new study by researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that 40 percent of newly diagnosed heart failure patients also have atrial fibrillation – a combination of cardiac disorders ...

Anyone who has ever tried to get rid of a few extra kilos knows the frustration: the weight drops initially, only to be back within a matter of weeks – the yo-yo effect has struck. Researchers at ETH ...

First detections of many significant invasive insects have been made by members of the public. In the case of the first-ever observation of Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) in the ...

The mechanisms underlying skin renewal are still poorly understood. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a protein involved in regulating ...

Different species of seabirds can coexist on small, isolated islands despite eating the same kind of fish. A researcher at ...

The recipient of this year’s Individual Award, Elisabeth Bik, is a microbiologist, science whistleblower, and independent consultant for scientific integrity. Bik has uncovered the use of fraudulent ...

A bacterial cell (left) is simultaneously attacked on two fronts: by antibiotics and by a positively charged, bactericidal peptide-based material that disrupts the structure of the bacteria’s ...

“We found that larger bumble bee queens, typically more likely to survive winter and establish successful colonies, were paradoxically more vulnerable to pesticide exposure” Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

Researchers from Emory University recently received two separate grants, totaling $15 million, from the National Institutes ...