Lysosomes are the garbage disposals of animal cells. As the resources are limited in cells, organic materials are broken down and recycled a lot — and that’s what lysosomes do. Detecting problems with lysosomes is the focus of a new set of fluorescent probes developed by researchers at Michigan Technological University. The Royal Society of Chemistry published their work in January.

Identifying where buildup comes from will lead to improved rechargeable batteries

A growing body of evidence in the medical community holds that greater diversity of bacteria and even worms in the digestive tract offers protection against a variety of allergic and autoimmune problems.

An international team of scientists releases early results from the CUORE experiment with implications for why there’s more matter than antimatter in the universe.

Findings hint that prebiotic chemistry is universal.

Levels of radon, a known carcinigen, rising since 2004, around the time that drilling for a new type of natural gas well began.

Scientists are turning old CDs and DVDs into materials that could help reduce emissions of greenhouse gases

Cheese, though high in saturated fat, could help lower cholesterol and help explain the “French paradox.”

Professors Sharon Belenzon and Ashish Arora studied investment decline in scientific research.

A University of Florida scientist has developed a fertilizer for palm trees that should keep them healthy and reduce water pollution..

Have a thirst for crafting the perfect beer? University of the Sciences is ready to turn a passion for brewing into an exciting, highly rewarding career through the mid-Atlantic region’s first Brewing Science Certificate. 

Salk scientists discover a single protein that energizes both muscles and the brain.