Europe must reform the ways in which science is evaluated. To boost innovation, it must improve research culture.

Oliverio and fellow Syracuse microbiologist Beryl Rappaport discovered the organism at Lassen Volcanic National Park in ...

Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.

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Two studies suggest that T cells with stem-cell-like properties could work with antibody therapies to control HIV after a ...

Having placed artificial intelligence at the centre of its own economic strategy, China is driving efforts to create an ...

The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.

Emerald’ or ‘Paris’ green was once a highly popular pigment among painters, but the chemistry behind its slow decay over time has been unclear.

A study of the effects of COVID-19 policies highlights the underexplored impacts of commercial cooking on air quality.

A specially trained algorithm could aid the search for biological activity both on the early Earth and on other worlds.

Cell adhesion is the process by which cells form contacts with each other or with their substratum through specialized protein complexes. Intercellular adhesion can be mediated by adherens junctions, ...

CRISPR-based gene editing has revolutionized modern biology, but these tools are unable to access the DNA that resides inside ...