Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery that could potentially revolutionize treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections, cancer and other challenging gram-negative pathogens without relying ...

Such molecules would be suited to acting as quantum bits, or qubits, the basic unit of information in quantum systems. But ...

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have made a discovery that could potentially revolutionize treatments for ...

We may not think about our planet on a day-to-day basis, but the world we live in is a pretty interesting place. The third ...

"Tardigrades form tuns by contracting their musculature and simultaneously expel water, which results in a decrease in ...

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a way to make soil fungus work harder, delivering more nutrients to plants.

NPR science podcast Short Wave brings us the stories of how Fiddler crabs drum their mating songs into the sand, growing chicken nuggets in the lab, and a drug like LSD -- without the trip.

Can People With Diabetes Have Artificial Sweeteners? Yes, they can. Artificial sweeteners are just as sweet — and sometimes, up to 700 times sweeter — than regular sugar, but they have no ...

A study analyzing these modules reveals that these rocky lumps are capable of producing “dark oxygen” 4,000 meters below sea level where light cannot reach. While this discovery could upend ...

Don't let failing oxygen sensors compromise your engine's performance. O2 sensors are critical to emissions control on your car, SUV or truck. As the name implies, the O2 sensor (also called an ...

Pharmacological activation of TFEB by sulforaphane (SFN), a previously identified natural small-molecule TFEB agonist by us, can dramatically ameliorate cholesterol accumulation in human and mouse ...

Poisoning occurs when breathing in CO fumes prevents the body from getting enough oxygen, which can harm the brain, heart and other organs, according to Johns Hopkins. The dangers of carbon ...