Gene switches help juvenile 'Nemo' fish adapt their physiology to a new life on the coral reef

Coral reef fish larvae undergo major physiological changes during their short development as they transition from…

A better route to benzocyclobutenes, sought-after building blocks for drugs

Scripps Research chemists have solved a long-standing problem in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry with a…

Human ancestors preferred mosaic landscapes and high ecosystem diversity, study finds

A new study published in the journal Science by an international team finds that early human…

Researchers discover twisted fields around mysterious fast radio burst

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are the brightest millisecond-duration cosmic explosions in radio bands. Their unknown origin…

Interactions between gut bacteria may limit antibiotics' efficacy against C. difficile

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that can infect the large intestine, with symptoms ranging…

77 fewer tons of trash made it into the ocean thanks to this experimental LA County device

After a historic winter hit California with dozens of atmospheric rivers, the last line of defense…

UK report reveals people with physical disabilities and health conditions are at much greater risk of homelessness

A new national report has exposed for the first time how people with a disability or…

Simple liquid-dispensing robot automates experiments to evaluate yeast growth potential

Automation of life-science experiments through robots and computers is attracting attention worldwide in various fields, and…

Culprit behind destruction of New York's first dinosaur museum revealed

A new paper from the University of Bristol rewrites the history of the darkest, most bizarre…

Possible first evidence for supermassive stars at the origin of globular clusters

Globular clusters are the most massive and oldest star clusters in the universe. They can contain…