Scientists often call it an antenna. This tiny structure, sticking out from the surface of most human cells, is known as the ...

A minimalist molecular coating enables organic devices to generate power and detect light indoors, resolving a materials ...

From causing muscle loss to raising the risk of blood clots, long-haul space missions can have a profound impact on the human ...

Perhaps such a transition will be increasingly adaptive. Faced with growing ecological and social crises, the current configuration of human society—atomized, slow to coordinate, prone to ...

Higher activity of PGC-1α enables brown fat cells in females to achieve thermogenic activity and energy expenditure compared ...

Microbes are known for their remarkable survival abilities. And now, scientists have discovered another remarkable trait: ...

Steven McKnight and Dirk Görlich received the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for their work on the role of ...

Molecularly engineered ultrathin films enhance efficiency and stability in perovskite solar cells by aligning energy levels ...

Resistant to most antifungal drugs, the yeast Candidozyma auris is spreading globally and has caused recent outbreaks in US ...

Using a specialized lab technique, scientists identified early cellular changes that may help drive lung scarring in ...

Subhash Pandey and other researchers at UIC's Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics will continue their work on how long-term alcohol use affects the structure and function of brain cells. Pandey ...

Researchers have described a large set of previously unrecognized enzymatic domains—named the Lipocone superfamily—and outlined their evolutionary pathway from bacterial defense molecules to key ...