Presence of fungal DNA in the fetal human gut

A recent human study has discovered the presence of fungal communities in the fetal gut. The…

Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum across Sub-Saharan Africa

Scientists have identified the regional character to Plasmodium falciparum across Africa. Malaria, infecting 219 million individuals…

NASA Invites Media to Economic Impact News Conference with Texas Comptroller’s Office

NASA will host officials of the Texas Comptroller’s Office and news media on Thursday, Sept. 12…

Nanowires replace Newton's famous glass prism

Scientists have designed an ultra-miniaturised device that could directly image single cells without the need for…

Synthetic biologists extend functional life of cancer fighting circuitry in microbes

Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a method to significantly extend the…

Breakdown in coral spawning places species at risk of extinction

Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on our planet. But due to…

Scientists measure precise proton radius to help resolve decade-old puzzle

York University researchers have made a precise measurement of the size of the proton—a crucial step…

Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory

The largest-ever study of ancient human DNA, along with the first genome of an individual from…

Exotic physics phenomenon is observed for first time

An exotic physical phenomenon, involving optical waves, synthetic magnetic fields, and time reversal, has been directly…

Kīlauea lava fuels phytoplankton bloom off Hawai'i Island

When Kīlauea Volcano erupted in 2018, it injected millions of cubic feet of molten lava into…