MIT and Freie Universität Berlin researchers drew inspiration from mussels' gluey plaque and human mucus to create a new ...

Many a flight attendant will not hesitate to share that cleanup between flights can be hasty and encourage all airplane ...

Scientists used patterned plastic surfaces to trick bacteria into halting their own spread. These designs may prevent ...

We've already seen antibacterial surfaces that kill microbes on contact, but scientists in the UK have recently gone a ...

However, the new study shows that aging signals can travel through the bloodstream and impact cells in completely different ...

Nanoparticles (NPs) are materials whose dimensions range from 1 to 1,000 nanometers (nm). Due to their nano-scale dimensions ...

A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a ...

The discovery of an unknown organelle inside our cells could open the door to new treatments for devastating inherited ...

This study introduces a valuable spring-bead model for epithelial cell layers, designed to improve previous cell-resolved approaches and to understand the connection between the biophysics of ...

To uncover the secrets of longevity, Chris Hemsworth put his body on the line. In his new Nat Geo series, 'Limitless,' the actor dangles from a rope high above a canyon and surfs frigid waters ...

Whole body vibration has been recently proposed as an exercise intervention because of its potential for increasing force generating capacity in the lower limbs. Its recent popularity is due to the ...

Scientists at MIT have discovered a natural defense mechanism that could help us predict and combat microplastic pollution in ...