Genetic-sequencing techniques have uncovered the oldest host-associated microbial DNA ever recorded — inside samples of teeth ...

A man with partial paralysis was able operate a robotic arm when he used a non-invasive brain device partially controlled by artificial intelligence (AI), a study reports 1. The AI-enabled device also ...

Scientists are tinkering with plant genes to create crops that seed their own clones, with a host of benefits for farmers.

Textbooks give strange, imprecise explanations of where things happen in quantum mechanics. Consistency with gravity needs a fresh approach.

A cable design that sends light through air, rather than solid glass, could cut signal loss and make long-distance transmissions cheaper.

Only around one in 30,000 Culex mosquitoes potentially carry and transmit West Nile virus to susceptible species, including humans and horses, which are ‘dead-end hosts’. In rare cases, the virus can ...

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