Japanese researchers developed a method using silver nanoparticles to assemble DNA with efficiency up to 5 times higher than conventional techniques, with potential applications in gene therapy and synthetic biology.

Spanish researchers studying an ancient Egyptian tomb discovered 16 mummified humans and a dog arranged in a sophisticated spatial pattern, revealing how burial practices evolved over centuries of reuse.

Research indicates that Purussaurus neivensis, a 23-foot crocodylian from South America’s Miocene period, was the region’s dominant predator, shaping herbivore populations across the ancient ecosystem.

University of Florida students excavated a completely intact 400-year-old clay pot made by the Indigenous Potano-Timucua tribe at a former Spanish mission site in Gainesville, a rare find that archaeologists believe was purposefully buried.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered that early massive galaxies contain far more small stars than previously thought, making them up to four times more massive than earlier estimates.

Researchers froze liquid inside optical fibers, enabling light and sound to interact over 1,000 times more strongly than in standard fibers, potentially advancing photonic computing technology.

UK scientists will grow miniature human organs from NHS patients’ cells to test drugs more accurately and reduce animal testing in research and development.

Einstein’s cosmological constant, which he dismissed as his greatest blunder, has reemerged as crucial to modern cosmology after observations in 1998 revealed the universe’s expansion is accelerating rather than decelerating.

Scientists studying a magnetar may have detected vacuum birefringence, a quantum phenomenon predicted 90 years ago suggesting empty space contains virtual particles affecting light travel.

A mother’s age can influence offspring traits and behavior without altering DNA, potentially through epigenetic processes rather than genetic mutations, according to research on rotifers and other species.

Researchers identified over 1,000 genetic switches that function differently in female and male immune cells, potentially explaining why women develop autoimmune diseases like lupus far more frequently than men.

Northwestern Medicine researchers found that a metabolite from gut bacteria digesting fiber leaves a lasting molecular mark on intestinal cells, promoting immune tolerance and potentially protecting against inflammatory bowel disease.