The telescope will catalogue billions of new objects and produce a new map of the entire night sky every three days with the largest digital camera ever made.

Cuneiform, the world's oldest form of writing, involved making indentations in clay tablets. Scientists have now developed a ...

From fast food to kitchen staples such as rice and salt, a new study highlights the extent of plastic contamination in foods.

Smaller nucleoli slow aging, acting as a "mortality timer," while larger nucleoli lead to cell death by destabilizing rDNA. The secret to cellular youth may lie in maintaining a small nucleolus—a ...

A recent study of gelatinous marine creatures revealed a curious ability in which two animals fuse and function as a single organism.

I got a rare look at the one tool responsible for all the tech in your life. It’s made by a company you’ve never heard of.

Christmas cactuses are a beautiful houseplant that can last for years, but in order for them to thrive, it is important that ...

A group of scientists reaches for the stars and proposes an innovative way to secure Earth’s dwindling biodiversity in the ...

Warnings have been issued over a number of toys and novelty items that could lead to serious injury, or even death, this Christmas season.

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Regulatory T (T Reg) cells are essential for maintaining peripheral tolerance, preventing autoimmunity and limiting chronic inflammatory diseases. However, they also limit beneficial responses by ...

When a vehicle is an appliance, reliability is crucial, and while we've already dealt with the most reliable cars ever made, today we're highlighting the most reliable engines ever made.