A 2026 PNAS study reveals Pompeii's pre-Roman Republican Baths were heavily contaminated with human waste and rarely ...

When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a ...

A crew of tiny worms will be heading on a mission to the International Space Station in 2026 that will help scientists understand how humans can travel through space safely, using a Leicester-built ...

This important study combines imaginative experiments to demonstrate the relevance of poroelasticity in the mechanical properties of cells across physiologically relevant time and length scales.

Could drinking caffeine potentially weaken antibiotics in your system? A recent study says maybe. Sounds alarming, right? But don't ditch your latte just yet—let’s dig into the facts. Scientists in ...

Scientists have identified a protein that switches brain aging on and off in mice. The findings were published in Nature Aging and may pave the way for new treatments for cognitive decline. Knowing ...

If states are the laboratories of democracy, then towns must be like little petri dishes brimming with potential, as even tiny tweaks to an independent variable could produce a measurable difference ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Petri dish was devised in the ...