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Exposure to toxic heavy metals can lead to various harmful effects on the body. New research suggests middle-aged women in particular may face heightened risks.

Princeton researchers have learned to harness the gossamer scaffolding that maintains the structure of living cells and used it to develop a nanotechnology platform. The technique eventually could lead to advances in soft robotics and new medicines.

Research teams have now discovered that the HIV capsid has evolved into a molecular transporter. As such, it can directly breach a crucial barrier, which normally protects the cell nucleus against viral invaders.

Over 86 billion neurons are in the human brain, roughly 450,000 of which generate dopamine. Now, researchers say one brain region, the cerebellum, may hold more influence over these dopamine neurons than realized.

Research has found that the quality of Carbonic maceration wines can be increased by using an unconventional yeast that considerably improves their organoleptic properties.

Groundwater is rapidly declining across the globe, often at accelerating rates but groundwater depletion is not inevitable, reports new research.

Using New York as a test case, the model predicts flooding at the level experienced during Hurricane Sandy will occur roughly every 30 years by the end of this century.

New research shows that more diverse forests dominated by slow-growing species are more resistant to storms, helping point towards how we can make forests more resilient.

Ovarian cancer is often very aggressive and responds poorly to the therapies currently available. A recent study offers hope that this could change in the medium term.

Like humans, mice live in complex social groups, fight over territory and mates, and learn when it is safer to avoid certain opponents. The brain signals that teach mice to avoid bullies have been revealed in new research.