Specific fungi in the gut associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease and found in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be altered in...
A team has discovered a missing link in the evolution of photosynthesis and carbon fixation. Dating back more than 2.4 billion years, a newly discovered form...
A new solution to the problem of spring cleaning on the moon: Why not zap away the grime using a beam of electrons?
Researchers have developed a molecule that absorbs energy from sunlight and stores it in chemical bonds. A possible long-term use of the molecule is to capture...
Radio astronomers have detected jets of hot gas blasted out by a black hole in the galaxy at the heart of the Phoenix Galaxy Cluster, located...
New research is shedding light on the development of the brain's immune defenses - and how those defenses respond to strokes that strike one in 4,000...
One in five patients die within a year after the most common type of heart attack.
'Jumping' sequences of DNA, known as transposable elements, partner up with evolutionarily recent proteins to influence the differentiation and physiological functioning of human neurons.
A simple coffee and a quick catnap could be the cure for staying alert on the nightshift as new research shows that this unlikely combination can...
The northern quoll, one of Australia's most adorable and endangered native carnivores, appears to be adapted to dramatically different landscapes -- which may be key to...