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A set of lengthy silver and gold tubes dug up from a famous grave in the the Caucuses has been found to represent the oldest surviving drinking straws, with the scientists behind the discovery believing they were used for communal beer consumption.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have been developing artificial pancreas technology to help manage diabetes for more than a decade and have now reported "life-changing" results from trials in young children.

MRSA is an antibiotic resistant superbug often found infecting vulnerable hospital patients. Thought to have emerged as a result of excessive antibiotic use, a new study is suggesting a strain of MRSA actually first appeared 200 years ago in hedgehogs.

Scientists have developed a new type of hydrogel described as "super jelly," with a unique internal structure likened to molecular handcuffs enabling the soft material to be run over by a car without being crushed.

Glitter spruces up everything from makeup to craft projects, but one thing it doesn’t improve is the environment. A new biodegradable glitter swaps out the plastic and aluminum for plant-based cellulose, which can be produced at scale.

A milestone study is reporting how gut bacteria can store quantities of therapeutic drugs and potentially reduce their effectiveness. The research builds on insights into the ways our microbiome can either reduce or enhance the activity of medicines.

A study is describing how the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has become dominant all over the world. The research offers evidence Delta’s effective spread is through a combination of greater resistance to antibodies and a more efficient ability to infect cells.

In the most thorough investigation to date into the virulence of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, researchers in the UK have found those infected with the strain are twice as likely to be hospitalized compared to those infected with prior variants.

Animals, like us, experience a deterioration of memory in old age. But a new study suggests that cuttlefish are the first species in which this appears not to be the case.

Scientists in the UK have identified a promising new possibility in brain cancer diagnostics, demonstrating a first-of-a-kind test that can detect tiny DNA mutations shed by dying tumor cells in bodily fluids such as blood and urine.

While you might think that it's best to keep crops fungus-free, there are some fungi that actually help plants grow. In order to observe that relationship, scientists have created plants with roots that turn red when infiltrated by beneficial fungi.

When we hear about smartphones being used to perform analytical tasks, there's often also a device that's connected to the phone. According to a new study, though, a phone's own touchscreen could soon be used to test drinking water and other liquids.