Antibiotic susceptibility in resistant bacteria is not static. New research shows that bacteria harboring resistance genes may respond differently to antibiotics if they are tested under conditions ...

Worried About Food Safety? Learn How To Identify Fake Milk Powder Easily: Fake milk powder poses health risks. Consumers can detect it at home. Simple checks include observing texture and color. A ...

Researchers at Empa and EPFL have reported a stretchable, silicone-based solid electrolyte aimed at addressing a persistent problem in next-generation lithium-metal batteries: the tendency of rigid ...

In reptiles, a simple temperature change can determine whether an egg develops into a male or female. This process is formally known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), in which the sex ...

Several factors can affect how long calcium stays in your body, including how much you absorb for bone and tooth structure versus what your body eliminates.

At some point, most people have found themselves holding a tilted carton of milk or bottle of cooking oil, patiently waiting for the last drops to drip out. Now, physicists at Brown University have ...

Maintenance of good sleep habits can defray the sometimes difficult adjustment to time changes.

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

A new room-temperature quantum device developed at Stanford uses twisted light and advanced materials to link photons and ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Why do we see snow on mountaintops that are ...

In a new study, researchers examined how salt and cook time shape pasta’s texture — and what pushes it from al dente to “mushy.” ...

Casey Gallagher, MD, is a dermatologist and clinical professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Colorado Denver. Acne affects about 50 million people in the U.S. yearly, making it ...