A new AI diagnostic tool uses microbiome data and lifestyle factors to predict risk of multiple diseases, ushering in a new era of personalized healthcare.
Have your morning coffee and wear it too!
Scientists convert waste coffee husks into cellulose fibers and films with potential applications in textiles and biodegradable products.
A simple tweak supercharges microscopes and allows pathogen observation
A modification to conventional microscopes pushes the limits of their resolution and enables high-precision observation of difficult-to-observe pathogens.
A smart package for monitoring food contamination
A new device can detect Salmonella on individual products in real-time and with minimal need for laboratory equipment or specialized operators.
Hair provides first direct evidence of drug use during the Bronze Age
Analyzing human hair from remains recovered in Menorca, researchers say they have provided the earliest direct evidence of drug use.
Beehive microbes hold the secrets to our cities’ health
The microbes in beehive debris vary widely between cities and neighborhoods, and could hold keys to assess the human populations’ health.
The complex path to the development of the infant microbiome
The infant microbiome can be built from a dizzying array of different sources.
What are neuromorphic computers?
To make computers faster and more efficient, scientists are using the brain as a model in this blossoming area of computer science.
Science in pictures
Striking images and innovative science — from a hydrogel chessboard to floating steel and a thyroid-on-a-chip.
Ancient Egyptian embalmers were savvy chemists
A discovered embalming workshop reveals new details about mummification practices and hints that ancient Egyptians engaged in global trade.