Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending the gut. The protein strengthens the mucus layer that lines the ...

Postdoctoral researcher Mofizur Rahman from the University of Kansas discusses his work, which focuses on engineering ...

Getting a tattoo can be a thrilling, albeit painful, experience. About one-third of Australians have a tattoo, with many getting inked as a rite of passage. However, a small but increasing number of ...

Millions of women go through pregnancy every year, yet science has only just begun to look at what it does to the brain—the ...

A bowl of soaked almonds may look simple, almost ordinary. Yet this small habit has travelled through generations for a reason. Many households still soak a handful of almonds overnight and eat them ...

After false starts and incremental gains, scientists crack the problem that made breathing impossible. Will answers come fast ...