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To learn about the first organisms on our planet, researchers have to analyse the rocks of the early Earth. These can only be found in a few places on the surface of the Earth. The Pilbara Craton in Western Australia is one of these rare sites.

Researchers have developed a new method to synthesize high-quality graphene oxide without the use of toxic nitric acid.

A new silicon-based nanosensor has been developed to track subtle changes in brain chemistry with sub-second resolution.

SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN-γ, which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. New research shows that in Long COVID patients, IFN-y production persists until symptoms improve.

A new study of stone tools from the Middle Palaeolithic period – between 120,000 and 40,000 years ago – suggests that Neanderthals might have had a higher level of cognition than previously thought.

A new biohybrid catalyst constructed of an "anchor peptide" and a cobalt complex can oxidize polystyrene to facilitate its degradation, even in mixed plastics.

The interplay between electric and magnetic fields could be responsible for the so-called homochirality of life – where all biomolecules only occur in one of two mirror-image forms.

A new study has found microplastics in every human placenta the researchers tested, raising concern about the effect of environmental microplastics on human health.

A new study published in Nature Metabolism investigated the potentially adverse effects of a high protein diet, which is often promoted as a “healthy lifestyle”.

A revolutionary nanomaterial with huge potential to tackle multiple global challenges could be developed further without acute risk to human health, research suggests.