Sean Ryder, professor at UMass Chan Medical School, has written a book to delve the mysteries of ribonucleic acid as a tool to fight diseases. Messenger ribonucleic acid, or mRNA, is in the public ...

BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher finds out if it is scientifically possible to ever cure Alzheimer's ...

A microscope that cost less than £50 and took under 3 hours to build using a common 3D printer could be transformative for ...

Johnny Carson book exposes 'Tonight Show' ban list featuring Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres 'Massive' Russian strikes prompt power ...

Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages occur and how they can be prevented.

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

The device advances medicine toward a future that might see tiny robots sent into the body to rewire damaged nerves, deliver ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

When looking through a microscope, the level of detail that is visible isn't just about how much we magnify, but is actually determined by resolution. Resolution refers to the smallest distance ...

A microscope is a very powerful magnifying glass. The entire world — our bodies included — are made up of billions of tiny living things that are so small you can't see them with just your eyes. But ...

Welcome to a journey through the lenses that have reshaped our world. Telescopes and microscopes have not only opened our eyes to the vastness of space and the intricacies of tiny life forms but have ...

New NE-AFM method measures nuclear stiffness in living cells. It shows cancer nuclei change softness with chromatin and environment, aiding diagnosis and treatment. By employing a technique called ...