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Researchers have uncovered a hidden molecular warning sign of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can linger even when patients feel well and appear to be in remission. By studying around 900 human gut biopsies and pat...

A growing Bundibugyo virus outbreak is showing how a little-known relative of Ebola can become a major threat when diagnosis and treatment options are limited. Experts warn that preparing only for familiar pathogens coul...

A new study finds maternal inflammation damages placental spongiotrophoblasts, driving male-specific autism risk before brain sex differentiation.

Study finds nighttime bedroom light is linked to 55 minutes less sleep and poor sleep efficiency in schizophrenia outpatients.

The electronic properties of materials are typically determined by their structure under normal, undisturbed conditions, when they are in a state known as equilibrium. Intense light beams, however, can temporarily reshap...

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This programmable DNA computer can perform arithmetic without the continuous energy input needed by other systems.

New research suggests that a perplexing signal created by a pair of colliding black holes may have been warped by a space-time phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. This theory could finally explain the "impossi...

Some children have blond hair that darkens as they grow up. What causes this change?

A massive crater on Mars moon Phobos may hide a dense region of compressed material that could reveal whether the moon is a captured asteroid or debris from an ancient impact on Mars. Japans upcoming MMX sample return mi...

A deep-sea microbe uses an exceptionally heat-resistant enzyme to turn atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia at temperatures that would destroy most proteins. Its unusual structure and a newly observed reaction state may rev...

A single-celled organism can shrink to one-quarter of its length in milliseconds using a remarkable calcium-powered protein fishnet. Scientists hope its unusual machinery could inspire artificial muscles capable of movin...

Complex systems may work better when their parts are not perfectly alike. Northwestern physicists found that carefully balanced variation, or disorder, can make networks such as power grids, ecosystems, neurons, and mate...