Floods can increase the risk of water contamination. A water safety expert explains how you can ensure your water is safe to ...

Brazil's Butantan Institute identified a new mite larvae, Araneothrombium brasiliensis, feeding on a spider in a museum ...

Gallium nitride (GaN) is an ideal material for applications requiring high switching speeds and minimal power losses. While ...

Every animal has weaknesses, but some species overcome them by forming unexpected partnerships with others. In many ecosystems, two very different animals work together in ways that help both survive ...

A declassified 1951 CIA report linking parasites and cancer cells has resurfaced online, sparking debate about early tumour research and modern scientific evidence.

Scientists have uncovered how brewer’s yeast developed its unusually tiny centromeres, the DNA regions that guide chromosome separation during cell division. By studying related yeast species, ...

Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of water striders in the genus Halobates, which live on the ocean’s surface, far ...

A declassified CIA document from 1951 has resurfaced online, drawing attention to a Soviet scientific study that explored similarities between parasitic worms and cancer tumours. It said some ...

Awards-season mode sees studios, critics and industry commentators speculate about which films will take home Academy Awards, or Oscars.

Roger Jackson — best known for being the voice of one of the genre’s most iconic villains, Scream’s Ghostface — will be ...

A clinic at the New Horizons Youth Shelter treats young people alongside their pets to build better relationships with the ...

European drug regulators are endorsing a new and simpler treatment for sleeping sickness, in what could be a giant boost to efforts to eliminate the disease.