An Arctic farming experiment reveals that carbon losses from peat soils are not fixed, but highly sensitive to how water is ...

Researchers mapped early brain growth from mid-pregnancy to the first month after birth and found signs that sex-linked differences emerge surprisingly early.

By simplifying the engineering process and expanding what can be built, the Golden Gate method greatly broadens the possibilities for scientists working to develop bacteriophages as tools to combat ...

The chemicals that helped save the ozone layer may be quietly seeding the planet with an indestructible pollutant.

A bacteria-only sugar has become the Achilles’ heel that could help defeat deadly superbugs.

New radio observations of the Milky Way are exposing hidden patterns in its magnetic field. People have scanned the night sky for ages, but some of the Milky Way’s most important features cannot be ...

Nearly 30 years after rye pollen molecules were shown to slow tumor growth in animals, scientists have finally determined their exact three-dimensional structures.

Resistance training improves insulin sensitivity more effectively than endurance exercise in diabetes models.

A newly identified brain network may be the real driver of Parkinson’s—and precisely targeting it just delivered a major boost in symptom relief.

Coordinated swarms of AI personas can now mimic human behavior well enough to manipulate online political conversations and potentially influence elections.

A detailed analysis of immune cells in Long COVID patients has revealed a previously unknown molecular signature linked to lingering symptoms. In Germany, Long COVID develops in up to about one in ten ...

Scientists analyzing ancient DNA from a 12,000-year-old double burial in southern Italy uncovered genetic evidence of a rare inherited growth disorder in two closely related prehistoric individuals. A ...