French pharma firm found guilty over medical scandal in which up to 2,000 died
Servier accused of covering up potentially fatal side-effects of the Mediator diabetes drug
Apes constantly reinvent the wheel
Great apes do not pass on their behavior to the next generation.
A visit to 'Dr. Google' makes patients better at diagnosis
Study finds patients made modest improvements in diagnostic accuracy and experienced no change in anxiety after conducting an internet search for symptoms
Uprooting cancer: Hydrogel rapidly reverts cancer cells back to cancer stem cells
Hydrogel successfully reverted six types of cancer cells back to cancer stem cells within 24 hours
The Genetic Signal of Ancient Australians in South America Goes Deeper Than We Knew
The extent of Australasian influence into the ancient bloodlines of early South American cultures looks to be even greater than scientists thought, according to new research.
New drug to regenerate lost teeth
Antibody for USAG-1 shown to stimulate tooth growth
Researchers discover how animals grow their pointy body parts
Universal rule of biological growth explains surprising similarities in shapes of sharp structures across the tree of life
Identity of mysterious 'Hobbits' possibly found
Hobbits may be members of the mysterious close relatives of modern humans known as Denisovans
Infants' language skills more advanced than first words suggest
Babies can recognize combinations of words even before they have uttered their first word, a study suggests, challenging ideas of how children learn language
People living 100,000 years ago spent time collecting crystals
A cache of beautiful crystals collected 105,000 years ago in South Africa is shedding new light on the emergence of complex behaviours in our species.
Study provides first evidence of DNA collection from air
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that animal DNA shed within the environment can be collected from the air.
Pfizer: COVID vaccine shows “100% efficacy” in adolescents 12-15
Vaccinated adolescents had higher levels of neutralizing antibodies than older groups.
In search of the first bacterium
Introducing the ancient cell named 'LBCA'
Factory mix-up spoils 15 million doses of J&J COVID vaccine
The error at a manufacturing facility will delay future shipments of the vaccine.
COVID-19 survivors might need just one dose of two-part vaccine
Cedars-Sinai research involving more than 260 individuals supports earlier findings from small studies about efficacy of single vaccine dose for those with prior coronavirus infections; further study needed
Six Pregnancy Complications Flag Later Heart Disease Risk
Six pregnancy-related complications increase a woman's risk of developing risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and subsequently developing CVD, the American Heart Association (AHA) says in a new scientific statement.
Think twice before you ice after an injury
Applying ice to a sprained ankle or wrist decreases blood flow to the area for longer than previously thought
Woman gives birth to twins conceived three weeks apart
A woman in England became pregnant while already pregnant.
Sunlight Inactivates Coronavirus 8 Times Faster Than Predicted. We Need to Know Why
A team of scientists is calling for greater research into how sunlight inactivates SARS-CoV-2 after realizing there's a glaring discrepancy between the most recent theory and experimental results.
Study identifies possible COVID-19 drugs -- including several that are FDA-approved
Promising candidates include widely used transplant-rejection drug cyclosporine
Detecting This Specific Gas in an Alien World's Atmosphere May Be a Good Sign of Life
Another potential biosignature we should be on the lookout for is  isoprene
Cosmic rays causing 30,000 network malfunctions in Japan each year
Most "soft errors" automatically corrected via safety devices, but experts said in some cases they may have led to disruptions.
When Did Life First Emerge in the Universe?
We don’t know, but we could try to find out by searching for it on planets orbiting the very oldest stars