Low-cost device has the potential to provide developing countries with clean water

The new tools are the first, say the study authors, to identify melanoma DNA in the blood of patients whose cancer is spreading and who lack defects in either the BRAF or NRAS gene

Weedy rice, which differs genetically from wild and crop rice, is adapted for undercover life in agricultural fields

Researchers developed a new type of material that uses rotatable molecules to emit light faster than has ever been achieved before

Glaciers and ice caps can no longer capture meltwater

Material could mean ceramic textiles, improved jet engine blades, 3-D printed ceramics, and better batteries

Researchers may have found a natural way to cut down on antibiotic use without sacrificing health

Report enables better-informed planning decisions to respond to food crises in a more timely, global, and coordinated way

This enzyme—known as Flap endonuclease 1, or FEN1—is often highly overexpressed or faulty in cancer and other types of diseases

"For the first time, an egg with abnormal mitochondria can be changed to contain mostly normal mitochondria from a healthy egg donor," professor says

Traditional life science search tools don’t perform the difficult but necessary intelligence work of analyzing, aggregating, and structuring data in research papers

Mouse studies find increased airway resistance and inflammation even after weaning