Rutgers scientists have developed plastics that can be programmed to break down at specific rates by drawing on a natural principle. Their approach could provide a meaningful new way to tackle the ...

Cancer cells with a cell nucleus that is easily deformed are more sensitive to drugs that damage DNA. These are the findings ...

Chemists can now precisely control the stereochemical sequence of synthetic polymers using similar techniques to those used ...

New research from the University of St Andrews, as part of a team led by the University of Bradford, has confirmed the ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...

The elusive 'vampire squid from hell' has just yielded the largest cephalopod genome ever sequenced, a monster clocking in at more than 11 billion base pairs – more than twice as large as the biggest ...

This week, researchers reported that weight and health markers may rebound when patients stop using some of the new hormonal ...

The Yakima Herald-Republic failed to cover (or even mention) the death of one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century, James Watson.

Airborne DNA from decades-old filters shows mosses moving their life cycles earlier as warming disrupts northern seasons.

A genomic study, whose results are published in Nature, has begun to unravel the deep mysteries that for millennia have ...

In 1788, the European colonisation of Australia began with the arrival of 11 ships from the UK. The landing began a rapid transformation of the country. Some species were wiped out entirely, while ...

The story of the discovery of the structure of the Double Helix is well-known, but have often erased Rosalind Franklin (Photo ...