Less than 20 specimens of the newly-discovered 'fairy lantern' are known to exist—making it critically endangered.

The Environmental Protection Agency has removed any mention of fossil fuels — the main driver of global warming — from its ...

Research shows that antibacterial doses of "Miracle Mineral Solution" are likely harmful to the people taking it.

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New research reveals that sorbitol, a common sugar alcohol used in “low-calorie” foods, can behave much like fructose once ...

In a previous mouse study, the same research team found a protein in the brain called Rap1, which impacted how glucose is ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about why soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the U.S., contributes to significant weight gain in mice.

A new study suggests that the Zambezi River, Africa’s fourth-longest, is 11% longer than previously thought, with its most ...

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This list exemplifies the hard work in science over this past year, not simply in the lab but where it matters.

Xanthommatin is one of the pigments that helps octopuses, cuttlefish, and squid change color. Xanthommatin used to be difficult to produce in a lab, but a new method tricks genetically modified ...