A team of scientists from Korea and Japan has discovered a new type of crystal that can "breathe"—releasing and absorbing ...

Too much fat can be unhealthy: how fat cells, so-called adipocytes, develop, is crucial for the function of the fat tissue.

In Guatemalan communities, a recent visit to a health clinic or hospital — not antibiotic use — is the strongest predictor of carrying bacteria resistant to critical antibiotics, according to a new ...

Timber companies are more likely to use plantation forestry—clear-cutting and replanting trees close together. Leveraging ...

For the first time, astrophysicists detected a supernova embedded in a wind rich with silicon, sulfur and argon. Observations suggest the massive star lost its outer hydrogen and helium layers long ...

Blocking brain damage triggered by a glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, may slow the growth of the cancer and allow the brain to keep working better for longer, according to a new study led by ...

When triple-negative breast cancer grows, the fat cells around it seem to shrink.   UCSF researchers have discovered that the cells of these tumors, which are among the deadliest types of breast ...

New research finds that Marine Protected Areas can boost the recovery of globally important kelp forests following marine ...

The Tickle Engineering Building at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

From electric cars to AI data centers, there is a growing need for electricity. Nuclear fusion could provide vast energy supplies and with minimal emissions, but requires tritium, a scarce radioactive ...

Epithelial tissue forms the outermost protective barrier of tissues and organs and is therefore prone to wounds and injuries.

A new study published today in Nature Food evaluates the impacts of the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), an initiative calling on food companies to adopt slower-growing breeds and higher welfare ...