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A bacterium found in the sea can degrade a plastic that otherwise resists microbial breakdown in marine environments. This could lead to improved ways to recycle this polymer.

Bats have acquired remarkable traits throughout their evolution. But perhaps most impressive is their robust immune system. It protects bats from viruses that wreak havoc in humans, like COVID-19 or Ebola.

A team of scientists sought to identify and characterize Fanzor enyzmes in large-scale genetic databases. Their genetic mining venture, published in Science Advances, outlines the discovery of over 3,600 Fanzors in eukaryotes.

Twenty years of archaeological excavations at the Gruta da Oliveira, a cave in central Portugal, have revealed new insights into how Neanderthals cooked and dined.

A novel therapeutic approach that combines human epidermal growth receptor factor 2 (HER2)-targeted therapies with the cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin can reduce the number of cancer treatments required to prevent tumor growth.

A drug that boosts strength in injured or aging mice restores connections between nerves and muscle and suggests ways to combat weakness in humans due to aging, injury or disease.

Researchers have shown that fluctuations in ovarian hormones during the menstrual cycle can affect plasticity in key brain regions during reproductive years.

An investigational drug restored calcium levels in people with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type 1 (ADH1), as well as abnormally low levels of parathyroid hormone, which regulates blood calcium levels.

Scientists have for the first time revealed how blue-green algae – visible as the slippery ‘green slime’ in stagnant water, riverbeds, and seashores – weaves itself into large weblike structures.

The demand for energy storage systems is ever-increasing. Could a new aqueous rechargeable battery be a safer, cheaper alternative to current lithium-ion batteries?