Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers are preparing to launch clinical trials of a drug used to cure a deadly disease…

Researchers develop a yeast-based platform to boost production of rare natural molecules

Researchers outline a method to synthesize complex bioactive molecules much more quickly and efficiently. Using cutting-edge…

American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination of daylight saving time

Public health and safety would benefit from eliminating daylight saving time, according to a position statement…

Engineers use heat-free technology to make metallic replicas of a rose's surface texture

Scientists have developed technology to make metallic replicas of soft, natural surfaces such as rose petals.…

Meteorite study suggests Earth may have been wet since it formed

A new study finds that Earth’s water may have come from materials that were present in…

Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds

Although helminth infections — including tapeworms and roundworms — are among the world’s top neglected diseases,…

Early Cambrian fossil: Bizarre half-billion-year-old worm with tentacles solves evolutionary mystery

A half-a-billion years old fossil species of marine animal sheds light on how the anatomies of…

A new method for making a key component of plastics

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown way that some bacteria produce the chemical ethylene – a…

Civilization may need to 'forget the flame' to reduce CO2 emissions

Current world energy consumption is tied to unchangeable past economic production. And the way out of…

Water, Water, Every Where—And Now Scientists Know Where It Came From

Some unusual meteorites suggest that Earth got its water at its start, rather than forming dry…