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A new AI tool could help accelerate the investigation of novel materials, automating some of the more labor-intensive experimental data analysis within materials research.

The houting, a fish species that lived in North Sea estuaries and is officially extinct, turns out to be alive and well. Researchers extracted DNA from multiple houtings conserved in the museum, up to 250+ years old.

Researchers have identified a gene that links cancer cells’ ability to cope with DNA replication stress to cancer growth, also highlighting a potential strategy to combat aggressive brain cancers like glioblastoma.

The existence of extra legs in caterpillars has long posed an evolutionary mystery to biologists. A recent study by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) linked this novel trait to crustaceans.

A study conducted at Vrije University, Amsterdam, has compared the effects of antidepressants and running on individuals experiencing anxiety and depression.

Researchers from McGill University, Université du Québec à Montreal develop new approach to making inexpensive batteries that hold large amounts of charge and recharge quickly.

With age, the glandular tissue in the thymus is replaced by fat, but, the rate at which this happens is linked to sex, age and lifestyle factors. These findings also indicate that the appearance of the thymus reflects the ageing of the immune system.

A new study has shown that renting a home, rather than outright home ownership, has been linked to faster biological aging – the deterioration and accumulation of damage in our cells.

A new study has revealed the influence of smells, including caramel, cherry, coffee and lemon, on our perception of color.

A preclinical study shows that a new drug that can be applied to the skin prevents the development of the second most common type of skin cancer.