Science & Technology

Researchers found that the bacteria and fungi responsible for a severe form of childhood tooth decay together form ‘superorganisms’ with unexpected properties. The cross-kingdom groupings were more resistant to antimicrobials and physical removal than …

The new study shows how development disrupts deer movements, resulting in deer losing their ability to match their foraging with the wave of the most-nutritious springtime plants.

Researchers find the behavior of complex ecosystems can be predicted based on just two pieces of information: the number of species in the community and how strongly they interact with each other.

Three babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment combining surgery with stem cells.

Scientists have long looked to the brain as an inspiration for designing computing systems. Some researchers have recently gone even further by making computer hardware with a brainlike structure. These ‘neuromorphic chips’ have already shown great pro…

A new scientific review article captures the unique and dynamic characteristics of coastal lagoon ecosystems in the Arctic Beringia Region, and discusses how climate change effects and human development could alter these habitats.

The key to a new cardiomyocyte-making technique is a gene activity-controlling protein called Ascl1, which is known to be a crucial protein involved in turning fibroblasts into neurons. Researchers had thought Ascl1 was neuron-specific.

Growing nutritious, protein-dense microalgae in onshore, seawater-fed aquaculture systems — particularly along the coasts of the Global South — could help increase food production by more than 50% and feed a projected 10 billion people by 2050.

Researchers have developed a screening method to discover new drug targets for cancer treatment in the so-called ‘Dark Matter’ of the genome. They applied their method to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the greatest cancer killer for which effectiv…

In a new review article, biology researchers make the case for reevaluating maligned non-native species to consider benefits as well as costs.

An opinion piece urgently calls for more research into the specific pathways by which civilization could potentially collapse due to climate change. Scientists have warned that climate change threatens the habitability of large regions of the Earth and…

The drug tofacitinib was well tolerated among patients with early scleroderma, primarily affecting the protein interferon both in fibroblasts and keratinocytes. Researchers say the drug is safe and can possibly be repurposed for systemic sclerosis trea…

Engineers utilize signaling chemicals that replicate ‘cell communication’ to form capsule clusters.