For many years, researchers believed that the DNA inside a newly fertilized egg began as a structural ‘blank slate’ – a loose ...

By harnessing two natural timescales in resonator arrays, researchers created photonic chips that reliably produce multiple ...

As AI-driven systems take control of food logistics, resilience increasingly hinges on whether humans retain the authority ...

Scientists have identified a neural feedback mechanism that helps determine when scratching an itch should stop.

Scientists have identified a conserved aging-related protein, EPS8, that promotes toxic protein aggregation linked to neurodegenerative diseases.

A new study suggests that a common modern habit may be linked to a higher risk of hemorrhoids. Researchers analyzing colonoscopy patients found that smartphone users were significantly more likely to ...

Successful root canal treatment may help lower inflammation associated with heart disease and improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

Ancient carvings once thought decorative may actually be early attempts to record information. Their statistical complexity matches that of proto-cuneiform, pushing the origins of writing-like systems ...

Microplastics have now been found inside most prostate cancer tumors — and at strikingly higher levels than in healthy tissue.

After applying advanced evolutionary modeling techniques, the researchers report that about one-third of the long-proposed “linguistic universals”—patterns believed to exist across all languages—show ...

Severe droughts and floods in 9th-century China may have triggered migration, weakened border defenses, and accelerated the fall of the Tang dynasty.

An “immune system reset” eliminated autoimmune, or Type 1, diabetes in mice in a study conducted at. Researchers say the strategy could also have potential for treating other autoimmune diseases and ...