Australian researchers have discovered mosquitoes act like tiny ‘flying wildlife surveyors’, collecting the DNA of elusive ...

Introduction Cadmium is a metal that poses significant health risks, particularly in occupational environments where exposure ...

Australian researchers are using DNA from these insects to detect rare and threatened animals without disturbing them.

Postdoctoral Joeselle Serrana uses molecular ecology and bioinformatics to study microbiome dynamics, biodegradation, and water safety at Stockholm University.

Cadmium, a heavy metal toxic to human health, is found in many everyday foods. Children and women are most affected by this carcinogenic contaminant, which is the subject of growing concern.

Scientists scooping eDNA from buckets of East River water discovered a powerful new tool for monitoring cities—one that costs ...

Researchers have created heart monitoring sensors that conform to the skin, are comfortable, and can be worn while people are ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere. These tiny particles—formed by abrasion, fragmentation, and open burning of plastics—are found in the ocean, the Arctic, Himalayan glaciers, air, ...

Hair testing is intrinsically sensitive to hair phenotype and analyte chemistry, and cosmetic damage can increase ...

This article highlights a "protection-pollution paradox" in no-take marine reserves (NTRs), where conservation-driven gains in fish biomass, body size, and trophic structure inadvertently increase the ...

National security, unlocked. Each Thursday, host Mary Louise Kelly and a team of NPR correspondents discuss the biggest national security news of the week. With decades of reporting from battlefields ...