Far from living on fish alone, prehistoric Europeans appear to have combined plants, seafood and other animal products into regionally distinct dishes. A new analysis of charred food residues in ancient pottery suggests that hunter-gatherer communities between the 6th and 3rd millennium BC had far more varied and sophisticated culinary traditions than previously assumed.

Researchers have developed an electronic tattoo for leaves that uses hyperflexible and sustainable material graphene to track hydration levels in plant leaves. This solution could predict wildfires, improve agricultural yield, conserve water and food security.

Researchers from ETH Zurich have demonstrated why only a small number of planets have the chemical requirements for life — and why the Earth is so fortunate. Their findings may have consequences for the search for life elsewhere in the universe.

A study shows that women who experience premature menopause before age 40 are at a 40 % higher risk of developing coronary heart diseases. It also found that premature menopause was three times more common among black women than white women.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a way to make mRNA vaccines safer and more effective — by adding anti-inflammatory molecules inspired by olive oil. Their new lipid design not only reduces side effects like soreness and fatigue but also boosts vaccine performance against diseases like Covid-19 and cancer.

Storing energy from sunlight and converting it into hydrogen days later is what a new material jointly developed by researchers from Ulm and Jena can do — even in the dark. The process is reversible and can be reactivated several times using a pH switch. The results were published in the journal Nature Communications.

Study shows that some of the genetic changes in cats tumors resemble closely to those found in human cancers. These parallels open new perspectives for developing targeted cancer therapies, particularly for breast cancer.

A study from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory highlights a new target in Alzheimer’s research: blocking the enzyme PTP1B restored learning and memory in mice by reactivating the brain’s own immune cells to clear amyloid plaques. The results open the door to combination therapies that could go beyond current plaque-focused treatments and slow disease progression.

A new study has revealed that a mpox vaccination routine for gay and bisexual men can greatly reduce the number of mpox cases in England and also save the NHS a lot of money.

Researchers have revealed that skin temperature influence REM sleep and sleep-related disorders. These new findings will help to better understand brain-body interactions that regulate sleep and provide novel therapeutic strategies for sleep-wake rhythm disorders such as narcolepsy.