IntroductionMarie Delattre was studying the sexual reproduction practices of microscopic worms when she noticed something unexpected. Under the microscope, an embryo of the nematode...

Biotechnology is often advertised as the solution to world hunger or a way to cure disease. But new glow-in-the-dark house plants suggest it can...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is sending a clear message to the cryptocurrency industry: increased regulatory scrutiny is coming. According to...

Now that Malaysia is incubating five digital-only banks, there is a new impetus to push for open-banking business models. But progress will remain limited,...

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IntroductionBiologists have understood the broad contours of the rules of inheritance for more than a century: that genes are passed down from parent to...

by Paul Ducklin Two weeks ago, we urged Apple users with recent hardware to grab the company’s second-ever Rapid Response...

IntroductionThe heart’s electrical system keeps all its muscle cells beating in sync. A hard whack to the chest at the wrong moment, however, can...

Finding ways to stave off the cognitive decline that is common in old age could allow people to live healthy lives for longer. New...

Finding ways to stave off the cognitive decline that is common in old age could allow people to live healthy lives for longer. New...

The animal world is full of different types of intelligence, from the simple bodily coordination of jellyfish to the navigation abilities of bees, the...

by Naked Security writer Some hacks become so notorious that they acquire a definite article, even if the word THE...