U.N. chief heads back to Caribbean to raise the alarm about climate change, hurricanes

Almost two years after he visited the Caribbean to see for himself the devastation left by…

B cells off rails early in lupus

Scientists could discern that in people with SLE, signals driving expansion and activation are present at…

Super-resolution microscopy illuminates associations between chromosomes

Thanks to super-resolution microscopy, scientists have now been able to unambiguously identify physical associations between human…

Plants don't think, they grow: The case against plant consciousness

If a tree falls, and no one’s there to hear it, does it feel pain and…

'Tsunami' on a silicon chip: A world first for light waves

Scientists have for the first time manipulated a light wave, or photonic information, on a silicon…

Bacteria engineered as Trojan horse for cancer immunotherapy

Researchers have engineered a strain of non-pathogenic bacteria that can colonize solid tumors in mice and…

It's not an antibody, it's a frankenbody: A new tool for live-cell imaging

Researchers have added a new tool to the arsenal of antibody-based probes, but with a powerful…

Quorn protein builds muscle better than milk protein

A study has found that mycoprotein, the protein-rich food source that is unique to Quorn products,…

Ultra-small nanoprobes could be a leap forward in human-machine interfaces

Machine enhanced humans — or cyborgs as they are known in science fiction — could be…

Purple emperor butterfly makes 'official' Norfolk comeback

The purple emperor, the second largest butterfly in the UK, is “officially” back. Click…