On Tuesday, the temperature at Marham in Norfolk dropped to minus 12.5C, according to the Met Office. It comes before a ...

Scientists have long believed that RNA may have been the first molecule capable of storing information and evolving, a ...

Silex Systems' failure to receive large amounts of funding from the most recent DOE awards disappointed investors. Read why ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope detected metallic iron dust, silicon carbide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the nearby dwarf galaxy Sextans A, revealing early dust formation processes.

The fungal compound verticillin A, discovered more than 50 years ago, has long been regarded for its potential cancer-fighting capabilities. S cientists have now managed to artificially synthesize the ...

For Day 3, we’re asking you to spend at least 20 minutes exercising for your brain. Go for a walk with your accountability ...

Cells have a remarkable housekeeping system: Proteins that are no longer needed, defective, or potentially harmful are labeled with a molecular "tag" and dismantled in the cellular recycling machinery ...

Living cells pay a hidden energy price not just to run chemical reactions, but to keep them on track and block all the ...

A new study reveals that roasted coffee contains previously unknown compounds capable of inhibiting a key enzyme linked to blood sugar control. Scientists have identified three compounds that strongly ...

Weight says a lot. In the kitchen, it could mean cooking with too little or too much of an ingredient. For scientists, a ...

Developed for resistance to heat, water, and chemical degradation, PFAS enabled advances across consumer products, industrial ...

There are “costs of life” that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...