Chloroplasts—the "light power plants" of plant cells—are increasingly the focus of synthetic biology. These organelles house ...

As the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 stretched on, scientists watched for all sorts of unintended effects, from social to ...

When states prohibit parents from opting their kids out of vaccines for religious, philosophical or other nonmedical reasons, ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) hasn't yet begun its much-anticipated Legacy Survey of Space and Time. But it saw its first ...

A groundbreaking study published in Nature's Communications Biology sheds new light on the relationship between bats and ...

Researchers use lipid biomarkers to uncover how organisms survive in extreme ecosystems. A surprising variety of life exists within the ocean floor, much of it made up of microbes, tiny organisms ...

If the human capital and quality of life theories are right, the Midwest would be a half-century into a century-long period ...

By combining mass spectrometry imaging with an automated analysis tool, researchers from Hebrew University have developed a ...

Eating flavanol-rich foods like dark chocolate or berries may boost memory performance. How? By synchronizing stress hormones ...

We analyzed road rage crashes and shootings in San Antonio over the past decade to reveal problem areas across the region.

Researchers have developed a new glossary to describe cannabis aromas, debunking certain theories about what gives marijuana strains their unique smell profiles and creating a lexicon to better ...

A team of scientists has developed a highly accurate blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The test reads tiny DNA patterns that reveal the biological signature of the illness. For millions who’ve ...