Almost all living things share the same genetic code, and the origin of this code has long been a topic of scientific debate.

Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform – from bacteria to blue whales – shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific ...

Nearly all living organisms use the same genetic code, a complicated mechanism by which genetic information is translated into proteins, the building blocks of life. A new study suggests conventional ...

The Assad regime hid some of its deadly nerve agents from inspectors. With Syria in chaos, finding out what happened to the ...

Cinder Pool, appropriately named for the black sulfur cinders that continually floated to the surface, underwent major ...

As research in chalcogenide glass advances, novel use cases are emerging. This includes merging chalcogenide glass into ...

Skin rashes, breathing difficulties, and ‘generational rage’ led residents to join a push against companies that endanger ...

Oceans are often seen as mere water reservoirs regulating the climate. However, they hide a previously unsuspected chemical ...

An international team of scientists led by the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France, has found that emperor ...

For the first time, researchers have found oceans help cool global temperatures more than anyone previously thought. Here's ...

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was finally toppled after 13 years of civil war, having ruled Syria since 2000. The world's attention turns to Assad's unaccounted stockpile of chemical weapons.