The genomes of phages—viruses that infect bacteria—are largely composed of "dark matter": genes that encode proteins whose functions remain unknown. Less than four years ago, a team led by Prof. Rotem ...

Two people have died following a meningitis outbreak linked to the University of Kent. Here’s what the infection is, how it ...

Tens of thousands of people in the the U.K. may be impacted by the outbreak of this disease, which is largely preventable ...

Pamphlets, booklets and activities educating children on history and science in national parks have come under review as the Trump administration works to eliminate informative materials that ...

The event featured awards and a hands-on activity of attempting to use materials such as balloons, popcicle sticks, duck tape and cloth to create a boat that moved across a small pool of water.

In the US, many parents report their children are using AI for school work. The encouragement for early childhood centers, ...

But even with those legislative frameworks and wastewater treatment procedures in place, many urban rivers still see sewage ...

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As Trump slashes science funding, young researchers flee abroad. Without solid innovation, the US could cease to have the largest biomedical ecosystem in the world ...

These are exactly the moments when parents can’t wash hands—and reach for sanitizer instead. But here’s the problem: Hand sanitizer doesn’t remove germs. It just smears them around. It doesn’t lift ...

If you were recruiting an ambassador to get kids excited about science, you might not immediately think of the homely hagfish. Eel-shaped with tentacles and a protruding mouth, the primitive marine ...