In ancient boulders, new clues about the story of human migration to the Americas

A geological study provides compelling evidence to support the hypothesis that ancient humans migrated into the…

Lone water molecules turn out to be directors of supramolecular chemistry

A broken seal of a lab cuvette led an American researcher in the Netherlands to the…

Societies may help promote female representation within academic science

Academic societies may be able to increase gender equity through supporting female leadership and making an…

New tool improves fishing efficiency and sustainability

New software targets most abundant fishing grounds and reduces catch of unwanted or protected species using…

Cometh the cyborg: Improved integration of living muscles into robots

Researchers have developed a novel method of growing whole muscles from hydrogel sheets impregnated with myoblasts.…

Even a shark’s electrical ‘sixth sense’ may be tuned to attack

Imagine having superhuman hearing. You're at a noisy, cocktail party and yet your ears can detect…

Two-pronged antibodies draw immune killers directly to cancer cells

Dubbed 'T-cell engaging bi-specific antibodies,' these cancer combatants attack malignant cells but leave healthy cells untouched.

Scientists show how tularemia bacteria trick cells to cause disease

Francisella tularensis is the bacterium that causes tularemia, a life-threatening disease spread to humans via contact…

Iron-sulfur cluster research offers new avenues of investigating disease

Researchers have discovered that disruptions in the construction of iron-sulfur clusters can lead to the buildup…

First 3D-printed human corneas

The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists.