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Reservoirs in the heart of an ancient Maya city were so polluted with mercury and algae that the water likely was undrinkable, researchers have discovered.

Chemists have found a way to turn alcohol into amino acids. This finding could make it easier to create some medications by expanding the types of new amino acids that can be made to more quickly build the medicines.

Researchers have identified a novel target for the expansion of human blood stem cells ex vivo and shed light on the mechanism of action of a stem cell promoting molecule.

Researchers have developed an artificial cell that has brought to light the dynamics governing each cell's internal symmetry.

Using a cohort of testicular-cancer patients from Denmark, researchers have developed a machine learning predictive model to pinpoint who ends up having cisplatin-based chemotherapy side effects and who does not.

Indium nitride is a promising material for use in electronics, but difficult to manufacture. However, scientists have now developed a new molecule that can be used to create high-quality indium nitride, making it possible to use it in, for example, high-frequency electronics.

Strengthening US air quality standards for fine particulate pollution to be in compliance with current World Health Association guidelines could save more than 140,000 lives over the course of a decade.

A new function-based sequencing technique using optical tweezers and taking advantage of the properties of gravity is letting researchers analyze bacterial cells one by one.

Researchers detected the presence of the virus that cause COVID-19 in samples of waste water in Barcelona, collected in March 12, 2019, according to a new preprint study.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now, for the first time, been able to conduct a prospective study on humans that provides novel insights into how our fat cells reduce lipid metabolism with age.