The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system is an extremely powerful tool, but there are still a few kinks to iron out. One of the main problems is off-target edits, which can have serious consequences. Now, researchers have found a particular mutation of the CRISPR enzyme that’s almost 100 times more precise than the most commonly used one.

Thwaites glacier is losing ice at an accelerating rate, threatening catastrophic sea-level rise

Marrying biology and engineering permits the design or redesign of biological molecules and complex systems that do not exist naturally in the world – the applications of which are unprecedented.

The brain's response to alcohol varies based on individual preferences, according to research published Monday in "eNeuro."

Wind-borne microplastics are a bigger source of ocean pollution than rivers, say scientists

A researcher from FAU’s Harbor Branch and collaborators are the first to uncover the role kinship plays in complex groupings and relationships of beluga whales in 10 locations across the Arctic.

Columbia Engineering and Vanderbilt researchers demonstrate that human lungs rejected for transplant can be recovered using cross-circulation, to provide much larger number of donor lungs to critically ill patients.

It's like something straight out of a sci-fi film.

Astronomers have detected a new signal from mysterious objects most likely located outside the Milky Way galaxy. This is the first instance such a signal has been detected, that too from four different objects. According to LiveScience, astronomers observed these four circular objects at radio wavelengths and found that they had bright edges.

Their trends suggest that the next eruption won’t happen for a long time

The recent seizure of the biggest shipment of illegal fins in Hong Kong history shows the taste for shark is still going strong

Scientists at Harvard University and the Black Hole Initiative (BHI) have developed a new method to find black holes in the outer solar system, and along with it, determine once-and-for-all the true nature of the hypothesized Planet Nine. The paper, accepted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters, highlights the ability of the future Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) mission to observe accretion flares, the presence of which could prove or rule out Planet Nine as a black hole.

Supercomputer-driven models simulated in Japan suggested that operating commuter trains with windows open and limiting the number of passengers may help reduce the risk of coronavirus infections, as scientists warn of airborne spread of the virus. In an open letter published on Monday, 239 scientists in 32 countries outlined evidence that they say shows floating virus particles can infect people who breathe them in.

Archaeologists are using canine assistants to uncover ancient remains.

A glacier in Italy is turning pink because of algae -- a development that will make the ice melt faster, a scientist studying the phenomenon says.

Scientists have designed a new robot chemist to help make discoveries in the lab, but they say it won't be replacing humans anytime soon.

The creation of "Generation Ships" or Interstellar Arks has been the subject of many scientific studies and proposals that can accommodate multiple generations of human beings and take them to a distant planet or could help to colonize the known universe.

A rotating black hole is such an extreme force of nature that it drags surrounding time and space around with it. So it is only natural to ask whether black holes could be used as some sort of energy source. In 1969, mathematical physicist Roger Penrose proposed a method to do just this, now known as the "Penrose Process."

Scientists have urged people to eat less meat and dairy after finding livestock farming singlehandedly exceeds “planetary boundaries” for nitrogen pollution

Seventy years ago, a farmer beheaded a chicken in Colorado, and it refused to die. How did Miracle Mike survive so long without a head?