A study in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety discovered microplastics have "underlying toxicity mechanisms." They could affect sperm production and development as well as human health ...

Bacteria use multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria that cause colitis disable multiple host defense pathways using three specialized effector proteins, as reported ...

The extinction of Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, has long been a subject of intrigue and speculation. A ...

In May 2023, the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC) released the first draft of the human pangenome reference ...

This review in Food Science & Nutrition synthesizes evidence showing that walnuts (Juglans regia L.) exert potent antioxidant ...

Researchers discovered that bowhead whales achieve extraordinary longevity and cancer resistance through highly efficient and ...