Genetic evidence shows bacteria on the International Space Station are adapting to survive, not to harm

The environmentally-friendly strategy offers major advantages over existing methods

Some brominated flame retardants persist and bioaccumulate in the environment, potentially having toxic effects on organisms

Absorbent polymer sops up chemotherapy drugs from the bloodstream after treatment

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence CITEC disprove scientific claim

New technology offers unprecedented look at life beneath sea ice in an important ocean region

Drug can boost long-term memory of objects

Accurately predicting fracture mechanics can help industry optimize pumping, fracturing-fluid viscosity, and other parameters

UCLA psychologists' experiments demonstrate severe limitations of 'deep learning' machines

With the latest gene-editing techniques, it could be possible, although challenging, to make a tomato produce capsaicinoids