Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have taken a major step toward stopping the relentless cyst growth that defines polycystic kidney disease.…

Alcohol silences a key gut protein, letting harmful bacteria flood into the liver. Reactivating this pathway could protect against liver disease…

Scientists have uncovered how a molecule called spermine, naturally produced by the body, helps cells neutralize toxic protein buildups linked to…

Scientists have discovered a 151-million-year-old fossil fly in Australia that challenges ideas about insect evolution. Named Telmatomyia talbragarica, it shows a…

A 430-million-year-old fossil has pushed the origin of leeches back by more than 200 million years, revealing that these ancient creatures…

Long-buried traces of Denisovan DNA have resurfaced in modern human genomes — and they may still be working for us today.…

Scientists found that nanopores’ electrical charges control how ions flow and when pores temporarily shut down. The discovery could allow engineers…

Scientists have created a soft wireless implant that uses tiny flashes of light to send information straight into the brain, allowing…