Before sunlight ever reached the planet, another force may have sparked life—electricity. Deep beneath the ocean floor, ...

Reptiles release solid crystals instead of liquid waste. This clever survival trick may lead to new treatments for gout and kidney stones.

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Microbiologists discover bacteria that eliminate toxic sulfide and use iron minerals to grow. An international group of ...

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Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the delivery vehicles of modern medicine, carrying cancer drugs, gene therapies and vaccines ...

Oren Harman's "Metamorphosis" explores the minutiae of biological change and the mechanics of how life shifts forms.

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Reviewers viewed the targeting of TFAM as innovative and the study's conclusions as potentially important (especially the effects on inflammation). However, the lack of evidence for a direct effect of ...

In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...

A team of scientists' findings could "reshape" infertility treatments and opened the door to safe, non-hormonal male ...