Developed at NYU Langone Medical Center, the “telomerator” reshapes synthetic yeast chromosome into more flexible, realistic form, redefining what geneticists can build.

As children, it was fascinating to put a flashlight up to our palms to see the light shine through the hand. Washington University in St. Louis engineers are using a similar idea to track movement inside the body’s tissues to improve imaging of cancerous tissues and to develop potential treatments.

University of Iowa study showed more trees did not correspond with more insects.

Berkeley Lab researchers assess health impacts of inhalable constituents of thirdhand tobacco smoke.

Plants rely on sunlight to make their food, but they also need protection from its harmful rays, just like humans do. Recently, scientists discovered a group of molecules in plants that shields them from sun damage.

"Patenting a gene is like patenting the water we drink and the air we breathe," says hospital's CEO.

Drexel engineer studies indoor aerosol spikes caused by cleaning products, air fresheners.

Maggot infestations, rotting carcasses, unidentifiable gunk in the kitchen sink – how much your brain responds to disgusting images could predict whether you are liberal or conservative. 

Mimicking natural evolution in a test tube, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised an enzyme with a unique property that might have been crucial to the origin of life on Earth.

Can a zombie apocalypse really happen? Hear what advice the experts at the American Chemical Society have to say on surviving the undead.

Bats could be more flexible in their echolocation behaviour than previously thought, according to a new study into the foraging techniques of the desert long-eared bat by researchers at the University of Bristol.

Research in fruit flies helps explain why