Microbes may act as gatekeepers of Earth’s Deep Carbon

Two years ago a team of scientists visited Costa Rica's subduction zone, where the ocean floor…

Treating addiction: Cryo-EM technology enables the ‘impossible’

Scientists used a compound found in a shrub native to Africa to reveal the three major…

Neurotransmitter that helps cancers progress IDed

Using human cancer cells, tumor and blood samples from cancer patients, researchers have uncovered the role…

A new way to ‘freeze’ cells promises to transform the common cell-freezing practice

Researchers in Japan have demonstrated preserving frozen animal cells without a cryoprotectant agent, relying instead on…

Particulate matter takes away 125,000 years of healthy life from Europe’s child population

A study analyzes the burden of disease of seven environmental hazards to children in the 28…

New discovery in how mammals sense the cold could lead to new pain relief drugs

Researchers have shown for the first time that mammals detect different intensities of cold using distinct…

Scientists reproduce complete copy of ‘anti-tumor antibiotic’

After 20 years of dedicated research, scientists have cracked the chemical code of an incredibly complex…

A video game aids in research on Alzheimer’s disease

A new study based on data collected from a spatial navigation video game has shown that…

Frustrated materials under high pressure

People are not the only ones to be occasionally frustrated. Some crystals also show frustrations. Cesium…

Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes found near volcano chains

Up to about 19% more carbon dioxide than previously believed is removed naturally and stored underground…