For The Better

While climate change is causing some animals to shrink, a new study shows urbanization is causing many mammal species to grow both bigger and longer, possibly because of readily available food in places packed with people.

Messenger-RNA (mRNA) vaccines against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 provoke a swift and strong response by the immune system’s T cells — the heavy armor of the immune system, according to a new study.

Zinc traditionally has a valence of two, meaning two electrons take part in the element’s chemical reaction. A new article shows that the chemistry of zinc can be fundamentally changed, making it trivalent — or a valence of three — with the proper re…

New research is shedding light on how the nasal passage of dolphins and whales shifts during embryonic development from emerging at the tip of the snout to emerging at the top of the head as a blowhole. The findings are an integrative model for this de…

Review of a landmark, 1944 study on adequate vitamin C levels leads researchers to challenge the WHO’s recommended daily amounts.

A new study shows how to overcome resistance to CAR T cell therapy with an experimental small molecule inhibitor.

Deuterium, a heavier but less abundant version of the hydrogen atom, has many practical applications. Unfortunately, producing deuterium and using it to protect silicon-based semiconductors requires a lot of energy and very expensive deuterium gas. Now…