For 40 years, researchers relied on horseshoe crab blood to catch endotoxins in drugs. Now, synthetic alternatives and ...

Built by scientists, a data-driven, interactive map shows the nationwide consequences of shrinking science budgets.

Mosquitoes engineered to swap out an amino acid in a key protein were resistant to malaria infection, preventing them from transmitting the disease.

“Man on Fire” Syndrome, Ion Channels, and the Quest for Safer Pain Treatments Neuroscientist and clinician Stephen Waxman explores new strategies to break the circuit of neuropathic pain.

Freeze on NIH Grant Reviews Leaves Scientists Confused and Frustrated An unprecedented federal ban on scientific meetings halts research progress, sparking widespread concern across the scientific ...

Why Does Geosmin Smell? Researchers shed light on why microbes make the chemicals responsible for petrichor, the earthy smell of recent rain.

Scientists Unearth the Oldest DNA Ever Found The 2.4-million-year-old environmental DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem.

Can Animals Get Covid and Should They Be Vaccinated? While covid has caused illness and millions of deaths among humans, multiple nonhuman animal species have turned out to be susceptible to it, too.

Drunk Worms Wiggle Their Way to an Ig Nobel Win University of Amsterdam researchers claimed the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studying polymers by racing inebriated and sober worms through a ...

In the late 2010s, dopamine detoxing or fasting emerged as the latest scientific-sounding wellness trend. But what is a dopamine detox? The exact definition of a dopamine detox has always been ...

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.

Discover examples of current and upcoming artificial organs and how scientists create them for research and therapeutic applications.