Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...

The flagellar tails of bacteria rotate clockwise or counterclockwise because of active mechanical forces that pressure the ...

From saccharin in the 19th century to stevia and monk fruit in the 21st, researchers and the food industry have long sought a sweetener that delivers the taste of sugar without its drawbacks—excess ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Researchers discovered a possible weakness in the deadly hospital superbug C. auris that could lead to new treatments for the ...

High-resolution 3D womb model gives insights into embryo implantation, infertility, and signals between embryo and mother, ...

Jonathan Kotula: We think there needs to be a systems-level approach to deal with complex diseases such as cancer. A lot of what has been done so far are reductionist approaches—one small molecule for ...