Scientists have engineered a monoclonal antibody that can protect mice from a lethal dose of influenza A, a new study shows.

New research shows that the gum disease bacterium P. gingivalis can slip into the bloodstream and infiltrate the heart. There ...

Humans are the only species on earth known to use language. They do this by combining sounds into words and words into ...

Intermittent fasting is not only a useful tool for weight loss, it’s also shown to have many benefits for metabolic health – ...

Hydrogen is seen as one of the most promising clean energy sources of the future. It burns cleanly, produces only water as a by-product, and offers a versatile way to decarbonize ...

When does context become bias? It’s a question that engenders anxiety in many scientific disciplines, and with good reason. Information about a patient’s family history may nudge a doctor towards the ...

Some lucky people have rare genetic mutations that enable them to feel well-rested after just four hours of sleep, while the rest of us need around eight hours to function. Now, researchers have ...

Deep below the Pacific, a restless seafloor volcano off Oregon is showing signs it may soon stir again. Axial Seamount, a submarine volcano located nearly a mile beneath the ocean surface, is flexing ...

When you wave at yourself in the mirror, your reflection waves back. But biologically, there are many ways it’s painfully obvious that your reflection is fundamentally different from you.

A congested atmospheric pattern known as an "omega block" has brought extreme downpours and thunderstorms to parts of the U.S. over the past week, with flood warnings issued Wednesday (May 7) for the ...

Three centuries after Newton framed reality in fixed laws and deterministic equations, science has reached a radically new frontier, argue biochemist and complex systems theorist Stuart Kauffman and ...

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