What if a soft material could move on its own, guided not by electronics or motors, but by the kind of rudimentary chemical ...

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

In a discovery that ties the biology of aging to cancer risk, scientists from the University of Tokyo have found that the ...

Too much sun can ruin photosynthesis, scorching plants and other organisms that depend on capturing sunlight for energy.

Study suggests melting Arctic ice boosts nitrogen levels, potentially enriching marine life in region - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Cancer thrives by hijacking the body's own basic survival systems, making it hard to attack tumors without collateral damage and side effects. Now, researchers at Cornell's Weill Institute for Cell ...

A new experiment reveals how Earth's earliest life may have sparked from nothing but deep-sea heat, metal, and a whisper of ...

Scientists discover a “runaway bulldozer” in ant DNA that silences smell genes, keeping chemical communication - and colony ...

Farts are causing a stink in the research world, but in a positive way. Melbourne scientists have revealed how hydrogen is made and used in the human gut. Though infamous for making farts ignite, ...

The energy-efficient method breaks down Teflon into harmless carbon and sodium fluoride, which can be used directly, without ...