This week in science: Mysterious molecules on Mars are tricky to explain without life; a compound that cuts cholesterol as a ...

Actinides are a group of heavy, radioactive elements that include uranium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium and ...

Many everyday foods and seasonings—such as herbs, spices, and aromatic plants—contain natural compounds called phytochemicals that can regulate inflammatory pathways. For centuries, these ingredients ...

The recent withdrawal of Hims & Hers’ GLP-1 pill raises questions about the safety and effectiveness of compounded medications ...

Both coffee and tea have specific advantages and disadvantages.

Bioengineered E. coli bacteria can now produce a group of compounds with anticancer, anti-HIV, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities. The Kobe University achievement is the result of a ...

The poisonous death cap mushroom gives the entire fungi kingdom a bad rap, and it turns out they're not only spreading across continents, they're rapidly evolving, too. Eating just one of these ...

A surprising breakthrough could help sodium-ion batteries rival lithium—and even turn seawater into drinking water. Scientists discovered that keeping water inside a key battery material, instead of ...

In this episode of Big Ideas from the team behind Deep Look, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the ...

Understanding what complex chemical measurements reveal about materials and reactions can take weeks or months of analysis. But now, an AI-powered platform developed by researchers at the Department ...

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

The Caltech professor on using AI to harness the power of enzymes — and what US funding cuts could mean for research ...