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Bethany Kolody prepares water samples aboard the NOAAS Ronald H. Brown, during the P18 GO-SHIP voyage from Easter Island to Antarctica in the Sout ...
PROTEUS, a system designed to harness “directed evolution,” can speed the process up by years, or even decades.
In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have identified the world’s newest and rarest blood ...
For an extra cleaning boost while the grates are still warm, try this natural trick: halve a fresh lemon, dip it in coarse ...
Aging often brings new health challenges, but recent research questions whether all age-related changes are truly universal.
How: Wash at 60°C or higher with detergent to kill bacteria and dust mites. For deeper sanitisation, tumble dry or iron. To ...
He and a colleague proved a theory advanced by the Nobel Prize winners James Watson and Francis Crick, who discovered DNA’s ...
Despite more complex reproductive organs and fewer resources, female bodies are built to get through hardship and disease, ...
A study from the UK tested swabs from cell phone screens and car keys in petri dishes, and found 241 colonies grew on the key ...
Sewage-contaminated water absorbs certain wavelengths of light, leaving a signature that can be detected by space-based instruments, a new study finds.
When it comes to bread, supermarkets have a dizzying array of choice. Yet the bread we eat can have a surprising impact on ...
While sourdough might seem like just another type of bread you can make or buy, it actually used to be one of the only options. Until the development of commercial yeasts in the 1800s, sourdough, made ...