By encoding their specialized knowledge into a computer game, researchers enabled citizen scientists to successfully design synthetic proteins for the first time.

The transition to plate tectonics started with the help of lubricating sediments, scraped by glaciers from the slopes of Earth's first continents, according to new research.

A class of immune cells called innate lymphoid cells mediates the body's initial defense against tuberculosis (TB), according to new research. Boosting this response may provide a new approach to..

Making a splash depends on the angle of a liquid as it hits and moves along a surface, according to a new study.

Research has optimized the process of making human brain 'organoids' — miniature 3D organ models — so they consistently follow growth patterns observed in the developing human brain. Resea..

Researchers have identified a master cell that coordinates the body's immune defenses in the crucial early days after infection. Boosting the activity of such cells could help reduce the millions..

The transparent teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish help camouflage the dragonfish from their prey. The unique adaptation results from their teeth having an unusually crystalline nanostructure mixed with..

A recent study shows that that the potentially toxin-producing plankton species Pfiesteria piscicida prefers to colonize plastic particles, where they are found in 50 times higher densities than in th..

Using chimeric — or mirror — images, researchers have determined that one half of Mona Lisa's smile displays happiness while the other half is neutral reflecting a non-genuine emotion.

The solution to the problem of increasing drug resistance among malaria-causing parasites could come from the North, according to a new study. A team successfully synthesized molecules discovered in a..