Air cleaners and ventilation systems, meant to reduce airborne infections in hospitals, may have unexpected effects, sometimes increasing the spread of…

A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births than…

Work reveals new ways to understand and manipulate electrons in materials. MIT physicists, in collaboration with colleagues, have measured the geometry—or…

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous understandings of planetary systems.…

Scratching isn’t just a bad habit — it’s an immune defense mechanism. While it fuels inflammation, it also helps fight infections…

There are growing concerns about the worldwide expansion of coral reef destruction. Research team: “This is an extremely violent global pandemic.…

Researchers have identified a second dopamine-driven “clock” in the brain that works alongside the biological 24-hour cycle, potentially explaining the alternating…

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers…