We are bombarded by thousands of diverse species and chemicals

Scientists have measured the human 'exposome,' or the particulates, chemicals and microbes that individually swaddle us…

Gambling monkeys help scientists find brain area linked to high-risk behavior

Monkeys who learned how to gamble have helped researchers pinpoint an area of the brain key…

What’s eating these endangered orchids?

A species of seed-feeding fly is critically damaging the seed production of multiple orchid species, as…

Scientists grow human esophagus in lab

Scientists working to bioengineer the entire human gastrointestinal system in a laboratory now report using pluripotent…

Drug overdose epidemic has been growing exponentially for decades

Death rates from drug overdoses in the US have been on an exponential growth curve that…

Novel biomarker found in ovarian cancer patients can predict response to therapy

Researchers have identified an independent prognostic factor, cancer/testis antigen 45, that is associated with extended disease-free…

Simulations enable ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ stereochemistry

Stereochemistry is a science of reflection. Two chemical molecules with the same composition and structure, but…

Gut sense: Neural superhighway conveys messages from gut to brain in milliseconds

Searching for a more direct connection between the gut and the brain, researchers were shocked to…

Plug-and-play technology automates chemical synthesis

Researchers have developed an automated chemical synthesis machine that can take over many tedious aspects of…

Fat from 558 million years ago reveals earliest known animal

Scientists have discovered molecules of fat in an ancient fossil to reveal the earliest confirmed animal…