The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The influenza virus continues to pose a threat to our health. It triggers seasonal ...

Large protein machines in the body carry out many of the cell's most essential tasks, from energy production to the ...

Researchers from the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology of the University of Tartu have ...

Mitochondria are essential for cell survival, repair, and adaptation. Not only do they generate most of the energy needed ...

The National Bureau of Economic Research has published a new working paper by economists Ali Shourideh (Carnegie Mellon ...

Outdoor air pollution is estimated to contribute to more than 100,000 premature deaths in the United States each year, ...

Paleobiologist Geerat Vermeij is enthralled with mollusks. Their shells line the surfaces and fill the cabinets and drawers ...

Scientists have discovered that a widely recognized Amazonian antbird is not one, but five distinct species—including two ...

Canada's drinking water can remain at risk long after wildfires burn out, according to a UBC-led global review that found ...

Quantum computers work by applying quantum operations, such as quantum gates, to delicate quantum states. Ideally, quantum ...

For the first time, the Tibet ASγ Experiment has successfully measured magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence on scales below one parsec (approximately 3.3 light-years) within the gamma-ray halo ...

Researchers from the University of Nottingham have uncovered a surprising biological quirk in domestic cats that may help ...