Science

Solid-state batteries are often presented as the technology that could finally move electric vehicles beyond the limits of today’s lithium-ion cells. By replacing the flammable...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary cancer of the liver, often develops in people with chronic liver disease caused by hepatitis B or C,...

A molecule released to help the body fight infection can also influence how the brain works—and, under some conditions, may help push neural circuits toward...

Kiwifruit is offering scientists a new view of how a plant’s genome works—not as a linear sequence of DNA, but as a three-dimensional structure that...

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom — A new commentary published in Frontiers in Medicine argues that the next transformation in healthcare will depend not only on better...

As the body ages, a persistent low-grade immune response known as chronic inflammation, or “inflammaging,” gradually spreads through tissues. This process is associated with weakened...

Quantum mechanics has long forced scientists to abandon the idea that electrons occupy fixed, sharply defined locations. Instead, each electron is described by a wavefunction,...

UI Health has received a new round of national and regional recognition in the 2026–27 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings, placing its...

Every U.S. state had introduced at least one bill aimed at regulating social media or other digital platforms for people younger than 18 by March...

Fungal diseases that attack grain crops are beginning their assault long before the first visible lesion appears. The encounter starts on the leaf surface, where...

Lyme disease vaccine research has entered a new phase as scientists examine what happens when healthy adults receive a second yearly booster of VLA15, a...

For more than a century, scientists, public agencies and local authorities have collected water samples from rivers across the United States. Each bottle represented a...