Oral health key to understanding humanity’s past, study says

Oral health of modern day African tribe transitioning from hunting and gathering to agricultural diet challenges…

New plant research leads to the discovery of a gene that significantly increases seed yield in maize

A gene that significantly increases plant growth and seed yield in maize has been discovered by…

Gigantic Jupiter-type planet reveals insights into how planets evolve

A team of astrophysicists studying an enormous and bizarre young planet approximately 300 lights years from…

Scientists are gauging how mood influences eating habits

Researchers are presenting details of how specially-programmed smartwatches monitor family member's emotions and eating behaviors for…

Immune cell drives heart failure in mice

A new study in mice reveals that eosinophils, a type of disease-fighting white blood cell, appear…

Nanocages for gold particles: What is happening inside?

Scientists have used high-resolution crystallography to uncover the mechanism behind protein-assisted synthesis of gold nanoparticles, providing…

Novel nozzle saves crystals

Thanks to an innovative nozzle, scientists can now analyse more types of proteins while using fewer…

Outwitting climate change with a plant ‘dimmer’?

Plants possess molecular mechanisms that prevent them from blooming in winter. Once the cold of winter…

Pattern of mammal dwarfing during global warming

More than 50 million years ago, when the Earth experienced a series of extreme global warming…

How to conserve polar bears — and maintain subsistence harvest — under climate change

A properly-managed subsistence harvest of polar bears can continue under climate change, according to analysis that…