A team of scientists has created a "conjugate" molecule -- one stitched together from two separate molecules -- that seeks out and blocks prostate cancer growth in lab animals. The molecule NMI…

Rivers and streams could be a major source of antibiotic resistance in the environment. The discovery comes following a study on the Thames river by scientists at the University of Warwick's School…

There are many hypotheses about genetic advantages of sexual reproduction but none have been proven in humans. The researchers of a new study say they have done so, showing how humanity’s…

Panspermia Did life evolve on Earth, or did it arrive from space? This article was prompted by articles in the U.K. Daily Mail and Daily Mirror.  There is nothing new in these news reports:…

Scientists at Rigshopitalet, Herlev Hospital and the University of Copenhagen identify a new biomarker that can predict the risk of developing dementia by way of a simple blood test. In the long term…

Scholars have long debated what successful aging is, how to measure it, and how to promote it. But the latest issue of The Gerontologist lays the groundwork for building consensus on the topic --…

Medical care of transgender patients, including surgical and hormonal treatment, has largely been met with resistance by physicians in favor of psychiatric treatment, owing to misconceptions that…

Having trouble getting those fruits and vegetables in your backyard to grow? Don't blame the bees, they are doing their jobs, according to a new study. Native bees are able to provide adequate…

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found diverse genomic changes in single neurons from the brains of Alzheimer's patients, pointing to an unexpected factor that may underpin…

Do you want to inhale your whisky rather than drink it, or maybe print a smell? Harvard professor David Edwards can make it happen. More intriguingly, he has created an edible skin meant to replace…

Do you want to inhale your whisky rather than drink it, or maybe print a smell? Harvard professor David Edwards can make it happen. More intriguingly, he has created an edible skin meant to replace…

In a perfect world, job success would be a meritocracy, but academia does not really work that way, it has lots of social justice parameters and guidelines and quotas, both stated and implicit, and…

The level of mercury in yellowfin, or ahi, tuna is reaching unsafe levels set by the EPA. Credit: Alpha, CC BY Whether man-made sources of mercury are contributing to the mercury levels in open-ocean…

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researchers recently discovered that, contrary to prior belief, tissues of different mammalian organs have very different abilities to repair damage to their DNA.…

Massive elimination of neurons is a critical aspect of normal nervous system development but also represents a defining feature of neurodegenerative pathologies, such as Alzheimer's disease,…

The order in which genetic mutations are acquired determines how an individual cancer behaves, according to research from the University of Cambridge, published today in the New England Journal of…

Remote monitoring of large swathes of otherwise inaccessible ocean using satellites reveals an alarming picture: ocean acidity. The Earth's oceans take up about a quarter of global CO2 emissions,…

The agricultural development of the Lower Yangtze River Basin around Nanjing and Shanghai is ecologically unsustainable and actions are needed soon to reverse its decline, according to a new study.…

Winter floods are important natural 'disturbances' for maintaining species-rich riparian zones along northern watercourses. Movies like The Day After Tomorrow and An Inconvenient Truth…

Contrary to common belief, politicians are not in the pocket of highly-paid environmental, corporate or union lobbyists. They certainly do what lobbyists want, as long as it isn't getting too much…