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While we continue to fight the pandemic of the present – COVID-19 – scientists are using modern technologies to uncover new findings about the pandemics of the past. A new study published in Nature outlines the use of ancient DNA analysis to uncover the history of the Black Death.

Researchers are unraveling the intricacies of a material that scientists worldwide are trying to manipulate to build better solar cells.

Low-level exposure to radon gas can still increase a person's lung cancer risk, highlighting the need for better protection in workplaces – including mines – where radon presents a hazard.

Scientists have shed new light on the hazards associated with harmful algal blooms including fouled drinking water.

Preliminary findings from a new study involving more than 6,000 adults found that taste-related genes may play a role in determining food choices and could, in turn, influence cardiometabolic health.

An eight-year experiment has found that soil microbial biodiversity is negatively affected by the warming climate.

Genetic analysis has revealed a set of genetic variants that affect how much coffee we drink and has identified that drinking coffee during pregnancy does not increase the risks of miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth.

MIT researchers have now designed a sensor that can distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia infections, which they hope will help doctors to choose the appropriate treatment.

A new analysis has found that inactive yeast could be effective as an inexpensive, abundant and simple material for removing lead contamination from drinking water supplies.

Scientists have created bio-based plastics for which degradation can be triggered by irradiation with light. They developed crosslinked polymers containing building blocks based on vanillin, a byproduct of cellulose production.