Can fragments of tumor DNA in the blood predict whether chemotherapy will be effective? Researchers at the Princess Máxima Center investigated this question together with experts from Italy and ...

It already exists in the natural world. Now, thanks to breakthroughs in genetic engineering, scientists have created “supersilk.” And it’s poised to upgrade far more than our clothing.

Cleaner indoor air in schools could soon get a high-tech boost, with a University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher joining a national effort to detect and ...

Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ's E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app.

With the exception of infectious diseases, examination of the environmental causes of illness has been piecemeal. Gary Miller, a toxicologist at Columbia University who also addressed the meeting, ...

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Stories about space creating deadly superbugs have circulated for years. Some early experiments suggested microbes behaved differently in microgravity. Later studies paint a more nuanced picture.

Scientists had a rough year in 2025. As always, experts from all disciplines arrived at some groundbreaking conclusions, a small but critical portion of which we’ve highlighted in our annual Gizmodo ...

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Garlic extract is emerging as a surprisingly powerful contender to chlorhexidine, the long-standing “gold standard” in antimicrobial mouthwashes. A systematic review of clinical studies shows that ...

Liberty Science Center’s Project Supernova, a massive expansion of the facility, is getting a $39.8 million boost in tax credits from New Jersey, officials announced Monday. The expansion will add a ...

Preliminary tests showed that ByHeart baby formula contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin linked to a botulism outbreak, California health officials said. The outbreak has sickened at ...