Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are an abundant class of organic molecules in space, playing a significant role in ...

Unstable proteins are the main drivers of many different heritable diseases, according to a new study, including genetic disorders responsible for the formation of cataracts, and different types of ...

Researchers eventually want to map the effects of every possible mutation on all human proteins to transform precision ...

Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which cartilage—the protective cushioning between the joints—gradually breaks down.

A new study has uncovered a critical molecular mechanism behind alcohol's effects on the brain. Researchers found that a ...

Glass might seem to be an ordinary material we encounter every day, but the physics at play inside are actually quite complex ...

Minerals underground may be part of the solution to global climate change. The most famous greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide ...

Massive wind-driven fires in Los Angeles County have killed at least five people and left others with “significant injuries.” ...

The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team of researchers has investigated how two crucial proteins -- KNL2 ...

Wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area left neighborhoods in ruins Wednesday, killing at least two as residents ...

So they teamed up with Cornell nanoscientist Paul McEuen to create wireless light-powered microelectronic devices that can turn nearly any well plate into an array of teeny-tiny electrochemical ...