Over a 4-week period, researchers exposed mice to microplastics in their drinking water at a level equivalent to the quantity of microplastics humans are thought to ingest each week.
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The surge of mining in Africa associated with the transition to clean energy threatens nearly one-third of the great ape population.
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Researchers have developed an implantable battery that can run on oxygen. The study details how their design delivered stable power while being biologically compatible.
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Scientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who spread tuberculosis unknowingly.
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For the first time, researchers have found evidence of microplastic contamination in archaeological soil samples.
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The idea is that patients suck on the lollipop, transferring a saliva sample into the hydrogel. Scientists can then release the "caught" proteins by blasting the hydrogel with UV light.
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A new analysis estimates that 68 percent of Chicago children under age six live in households with tap water containing detectable levels of lead.
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Pythons are a low-emission, climate-resilient food source, converting feed to protein better than chickens or cattle, new research has found.
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Imagine every human on earth having an avatar that is not merely a digital twin but also a physical reproduction of tissue or organ that can be explored ex vivo. If one heart stops working due to disease or old age, the heart of the digital twin is ready to step up.
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Fish exposed to pesticides demonstrated hypoactive behavior at the larval stage, while their offspring had hyperactive behavior.
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Future alternatives to fossil fuel-based plastics could be hiding in kitchen cabinets and waste bins. Researchers are now looking to foodstuffs as starting ingredients for polymer-based materials.
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For the first time, scientists have isolated the energetic movement of an electron while “freezing” the motion of the larger atom it orbits.
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The discovery that graphene oxide can be developed safely opens the door to new devices, treatment innovations, and monitoring techniques.
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Researchers have discovered that the protein poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) acts an underwater superglue that holds loose DNA ends together.
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Have you ever been frustrated by a paper straw becoming soggy and unusable before you could finish your drink?
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