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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.

A study has shown that one specific set of antibodies that is induced naturally by beneficial gut bacteria can be transferred from mothers to infants through breast milk and help infants defend against infection-induced diarrheal illness.

Scientists have taken inspiration from nature to create luminescent, self-healing gels with a suite of potential applications ranging from bank note counterfeiting to next-gen biosensing and imaging.

Researchers have identified which signaling pathways make plants more resistant to flooding.

The second-ever case of a plant creating blue berries using layered fat molecules has been documented.

Microplastics have been detected in very remote ocean areas of the Southern Hemisphere.

A deep dive into the 5,500 marine RNA virus species scientists recently identified has found that several may help drive carbon absorbed from the atmosphere to permanent storage on the ocean floor.