Researchers discover a way to improve nonviral gene editing as well as a new type of DNA repair

Gene editing is a powerful method for both research and therapy. Since the advent of the…

Study implicates second gene in malaria parasite resistance evolution to chloroquine

How malaria parasites evolved to evade a major antimalarial drug has long been thought to involve…

ChatGPT could have an upside for universities—helping bust 'contract cheating' by ghostwriters

Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, academics have expressed concern over the impact the…

China's population has peaked and is now falling—opportunities and risks for Africa

China will no longer be the world’s most populous nation. India’s population will overtake it this…

Excessive personal consumption has serious global consequences, says researcher

Climate change is a global problem. Its origin is less so, however, because we do not…

Nature is changing as land abandonment increases, say researchers

When people leave their rural lives behind to seek their fortunes in the city or agriculture…

First-of-its-kind measurement of the universe's expansion rate weighs in on a longstanding debate

Thanks to data from a magnified, multiply imaged supernova, a team led by University of Minnesota…

The feeling of hunger itself may slow aging in flies

From low-carb to intermittent fasting, surgery to Ozempic—people turn to a seemingly never-ending array of diets,…

Catalyst cleans up CO2 better with different preparation

An international research team led by Bert Weckhuysen (Utrecht University) and Sara Bals (University of Antwerp)…

US fishing policy is boosting fish populations, not constraining most fisheries, finds research

Commercial fishing employs 1.2 million Americans and generates more than $165 billion annually. Yet warming waters…