News

The brain has a sweet tooth, burning through nearly a quarter of the body's glucose every day. A new study investigates where that glucose goes.

Scientists have shed light on the complex interrelationship between algae and bacteria, which is of fundamental importance for material cycles and food webs in the sea.

A new study has identified the critical link between a cell sensing low energy levels and responding by eliminating and replacing mitochondria.

Scientists have developed a method to create synthetic spider silk at high yields while retaining strength and toughness using mussel foot proteins.

Arsenic in water, including from U.S. public water supplies, is linked to higher urinary arsenic totals. The highest concentrations were found in the west and south and among Mexican American and other Hispanic participants.

We finally know why our DNA has an X shape. This finding by researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute may have much broader implications for how our cells behave.

Chemical testing for nitrogen in beaver ponds can be expensive, but a new study shows that mapping the pond's depth and sediment can reveal whether it's a nitrogen source or sink.

A new protein design software adapts a strategy proven adept at board games like chess and Go.

Researchers have discovered that certain immune cells in the intestine play an important role in iron absorption in the body.

In the spiraling cycle that can lead to vision loss in premature newborns, scientists have found a new target and drug that together appear to stop the destruction in its tracks.