Mucus-producing mucin proteins have repeatedly and independently emerged in mammals, possibly through co-option of existing proteins into slime factories Life…
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A 4-billion-year-old piece of Earth’s crust the size of Ireland is lurking beneath Western Australia, new research finds. This piece of…
People who frequently eat fruit are more likely to report greater positive mental wellbeing and are less likely to report…
Clinical trial results from the DRCR Retina Network suggest that a specific step strategy, in which patients with diabetic macular…
By Clare Wilson GAP Photos/Jonathan Buckley ANYONE who is just starting to grow their own vegetables might want to consider…
CLIMATEWIRE | The world’s first named heat wave hit Seville, Spain, this week, pushing temperatures past 110 degrees Fahrenheit and…
In cancer research, it all comes down to a single cell. Over the last decade, cancer researchers have homed in…
Jupiter glows with polar lights and shimmering clouds in new imagery from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). NASA released the…
(a) Cross-sectional transmission electron micrograph of the m-plane Al2O3/Cr2O3 interface with the c-axis [0001]-oriented out of the page and (b,c)…
By New Scientist staff A monkeypox virus particle captured via a coloured transmission electron micrographUK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY / SCIENCE…
A handwritten document thought to have been penned by Galileo Galilei is actually a forgery, the University of Michigan has…
World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has now officially declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international…
Nerve cells in tissue culture. Cell nuclei in blue, microtubules in green, microfilaments in red. Credit: Tereza Humhalová The tau…
By Carrie Arnold Low stock of baby formula at a grocery store in Athens, GeorgiaShutterstock / The Toidi Nearly half…
When excited by lasers, a tiny glass container filled with rubidium atoms can act as a receiver for streamed video…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain They are considered “parasitic genes.” Even though they comprise over half of human DNA, much remains…
A mysterious extinction about 540 million years ago may have been caused when early animals began competing against one another…
Pollution accounted for one in six deaths three years ago, a figure that is unchanged since the last analysis in…
Everybody poops, but have you ever wondered why, out of all the colors, poop is the color brown? While this question…
In the U.S., people eat more protein than they need to. And though it might not be bad for human…
The signs of labor can differ from one woman to another, and even for the same woman they may change…
A handout image obtained on August 23, 2022 courtesy of the Dinosaur Valley State Park shows dinosaur tracks from around…
Changes in DNA can lead to the development and progression of cancer. DNA serves as a template for an intermediary…
Some species of birds in North America have not fully adjusted their distributions in response to ongoing climate change. The…
Pregnancy should be an exciting time, but for many women the fear of having a miscarriage can overshadow this.“There are…
As a form of exercise, its physical and mental health benefits are well documented, but does running increase testosterone levels? Higher…
SpaceX is venturing into the toy business. Mattel announced Wednesday it is partnering with SpaceX on a new line of…
Testosterone supplements are often marketed as an easy way to boost testosterone levels, increase your sex drive, improve sexual performance…
(Image credit: Gilead)It has been more than 40 years since the first reported cases of HIV, and tremendous progress has…
[]In All About History issue 120 (opens in new tab), on sale now, you can learn all about the battle between…