One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they have shown how it could have formed on our planet eons ago. But not everyone ...

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...

Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative mixed into fentanyl, has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.

Taking drops of a medical dye is trending in wellness and biohacking circles. Some influencers claim it boosts longevity and ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, various diseases and even the origin of life.

An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life ...

A joint effort between two of the world’s largest neutrino experiments has brought scientists closer to understanding how the ...

An archaeon reads the same codon in two different ways, overturning a doctrine that has stood for 60 years. Living organisms ...

Malleability is another convenient property of nugget ice, he adds. When compressed, a mass of ice nuggets has reduced ...

A study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found ...

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that do not code for proteins. Once considered ...