Lead poisoning reduced with safer mining practices

A pilot program to introduce safer mining practices in Nigerian gold mining communities has reduced blood…

New organelle discovered inside cells found to prevent cancer

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a strange new organelle inside…

Sharks choose who they hang with, researchers reveal

White sharks form communities, researchers have revealed. Click here for original story, Sharks choose…

Ants: Jam-free traffic champions

Whether they occur on holiday routes or the daily commute, traffic jams affect cars as well…

Machine learning's next frontier: Epigenetic drug discovery

Scientists have developed a machine-learning algorithm that gleans information from microscope images — allowing for high-throughput…

New way to wrap liquid drops could improve drug delivery

Researchers have developed a faster, cheaper way to coat liquid medication, an invention that could improve…

Marked slowdown of cell division rates in old age

In a novel study comparing healthy cells from people in their 20s with cells from people…

New flame retardants, old problems

New flame retardants escaping from our TVs, other electrical and electronic products, and children’s car seats…

New treatment may reverse celiac disease

A phase 2 clinical trial using a new technology show it is possible to induce immune…

Persistence pays off with first images of butterfly eggs

Kim Moss hunched over plants with her camera for hours in Grand Teton National Park this…