Millions of people have used 23andMe’s simple genetic testing service, which involves ordering a saliva test, spitting into a tube, and sending it back to the company for a detailed DNA analysis
A new law will fine authors of “child-free propaganda” to up to 400,000 roubles for individuals and up to 5 million roubles for legal entities
For over 300 years, scientists have primarily studied bacteria using liquid cultures or flat 2D plates in laboratory settings
In a groundbreaking experiment, Saha Institute scientists have built bacterial computers that behave like artificial neural networks
Scientists show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius warmer than droplets without microplastics.
When a company buys carbon offsets, it pays a project elsewhere to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on its behalf – by planting trees, for example, or generating renewable energy
New studies advance our understanding of how birds produce their colourful displays – and how these traits have evolved.
Much of what we know is based on Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986, but now it seems the probe visited at a time of unusual conditions
The conference has been organised since 2005 by the Swadeshi Vijnana Andolana by joining hands with universities, and research and development institutions in Karnataka
While the highlight of COP16 was the engagement of Indigenous people and local communities, the event also raised red flags
While a lightning strike occurs between a cloud and an object on or near the ground, it takes the path of least resistance, which means it moves towards the closest object with the highest electric potential
Researchers have found a surge in the prevalence of mutations that can be attributed to a protein family in the human body called APOBEC
All available data suggest human infections caused by the reassortant virus are attributed to direct poultry-to-human transmission, with no evidence of human-to-human spread
NASA astronauts discuss extended spaceflight, hospitalisation upon return from the International Space Station
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