During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the mother's ...

There's no question that being in nature is good for well-being. Research shows that experiencing nature and listening to natural sounds can relax us.

New University of Hawaiʻi research confirms that "Sharktober" is real, revealing a statistically significant spike in shark ...

For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful ...

Important everyday products—from plastics to detergents—are made through chemical reactions that mostly use precious metals such as platinum as catalysts. Scientists have been searching for more ...

Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist Eleonora Secchi is researching how these slime-like protective films are formed, ...

Flowers emit scented chemicals to attract pollinators, but this perfume—and how pollinators interact with the plant—can go ...

According to a new study by the University of Würzburg, Bavarian meadows are the most monotonous insect habitats.

Some stars appear to defy time itself. Nestled within ancient star clusters, they shine bluer and brighter than their neighbors, looking far younger than their true age. Known as blue straggler stars, ...

Africa confronts escalating internal migration and displacement crises fueled by intensifying climate hazards—particularly ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a cellulose-based composite sheet that integrates paper pulp with starch, ...

Inserting, removing or swapping individual atoms from the core of a molecule is a long-standing challenge in chemistry. This ...