Scientific discoveries and research
University of Queensland researchers say the discovery of a new stress reduction role for a naturally occurring molecule in the body could lead to new...
Despite being one of the most cooperative species on the planet, humans routinely fail to manage shared resources sustainably. We overfish from the oc...
Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient landscapes at heights of up to...
For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering phosphorus and other soil min...
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-...
Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could reliably tackle various computational problems that c...
YouTube is a key tool in recruiting far-right activists to the largest British fascist group Patriotic Alternative (PA), according to new research.
A critique from a team led by Utah State University ecologist Dan MacNulty and published in Forest Ecology and Management has prompted a formal correc...
Microorganisms live in biofilms—the equivalent of microbial "cities"—everywhere on Earth. These city-like structures protect and house microbial commu...
Macrolides are an important class of antibiotics that includes drugs such as azithromycin and erythromycin, which are widely used to treat a range of...
If there's one material that defines modern life more than any other, it's plastic: present from the moment we're born in newborn stool, in product pa...
The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in "super handy" during the medical cri...
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