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Natural sciences are concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena which are based on emperical evidence. Branches of natural sciences include physical sciences (chemistry, physics, astronomy) and life sciences (biology, zoology).
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MAY 05, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Nature Chemistry details the development of a chemical nose that can identify ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 04, 2021Immunology
There are currently five variants of concern in the U.S., genetically distinct forms of the COVID-causing coronavirus th ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 03, 2021Neuroscience
In a new study, researchers have identified previously unknown attributes of human neurons after being given rare access ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new paper published in Nature Nanotechnology calls for intensified research into the movement of nanoplastics within o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 03, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New investigations into the field of customized tissue engineering are reported in the journal Bioprinting. The study wa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 03, 2021Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 03, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
After being identified in the 1980s, it was thought that retrons were just an odd feature of some bacterial cells. But e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2021Microbiology
Most DNA that we're familiar with is found in cells in a double-stranded form. So, many years ago, scientists were intri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2021Plants & Animals
New work in Nature Climate Change has determined that in the last decade, the Brazilian Amazon released over 20% more ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.2 million genome sequences collected from 172 countries have been uploaded to a data-sharing site over the course ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Plants & Animals
Madagascar is home to many unusual animals. A skull from one - the 'horned' crocodile - can be seen in this image by M. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
An international group of olfactory experts have recommended against the use of steroid treatments for loss of smell rel ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now determined that an experimental stem cell therapy successfully repaired brain damage and improved m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2021Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have created a new map that includes the outermost regions of our Milky Way galaxy. Image by: NASA/JPL/Calte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2021Health & Medicine
People often complain of stress in their daily lives, but what makes one person swear and fume at the begi ...Written By: Alexandria BassAPR 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're exposed to a pathogen, our immune system normally mounts a robust response against it. Antibodies are generat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Microbiology
After microbes called archaea were discovered in the 1970s, a branch was added to the tree of life after some debate, wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2021Technology
A team of scientists at Johns Hopkins used “information theory” to uncover key cancer genes. One such culpri ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, DNA is though of as a double-stranded molecule made of nucleotide bases A, G, C, and T, and RNA a ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Nature Chemistry details the development of a chemical nose that can identify
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 04, 2021
Immunology
There are currently five variants of concern in the U.S., genetically distinct forms of the COVID-causing coronavirus th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 03, 2021
Neuroscience
In a new study, researchers have identified previously unknown attributes of human neurons after being given rare access
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new paper published in Nature Nanotechnology calls for intensified research into the movement of nanoplastics within o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 03, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New investigations into the field of customized tissue engineering are reported in the journal Bioprinting. The study wa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 03, 2021
Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
After being identified in the 1980s, it was thought that retrons were just an odd feature of some bacterial cells. But e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2021
Microbiology
Most DNA that we're familiar with is found in cells in a double-stranded form. So, many years ago, scientists were intri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Plants & Animals
New work in Nature Climate Change has determined that in the last decade, the Brazilian Amazon released over 20% more ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.2 million genome sequences collected from 172 countries have been uploaded to a data-sharing site over the course
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
Madagascar is home to many unusual animals. A skull from one - the 'horned' crocodile - can be seen in this image by M.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
An international group of olfactory experts have recommended against the use of steroid treatments for loss of smell rel
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now determined that an experimental stem cell therapy successfully repaired brain damage and improved m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have created a new map that includes the outermost regions of our Milky Way galaxy. Image by: NASA/JPL/Calte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2021
Health & Medicine
People often complain of stress in their daily lives, but what makes one person swear and fume at the begi
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're exposed to a pathogen, our immune system normally mounts a robust response against it. Antibodies are generat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Microbiology
After microbes called archaea were discovered in the 1970s, a branch was added to the tree of life after some debate, wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2021
Technology
A team of scientists at Johns Hopkins used “information theory” to uncover key cancer genes. One such culpri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, DNA is though of as a double-stranded molecule made of nucleotide bases A, G, C, and T, and RNA a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch