The Tata Group and The New York Academy of Sciences gathered at the historic Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Friday, December 5, to celebrate the 2025 Tata Transformation Prize Winners with an inspiring ...

This study systematically screened over 1,000 agricultural and industrial chemicals and found that many can inhibit human gut ...

Life on Earth began simply. For billions of years, tiny microbes ruled the planet. Then, one day in deep time, something changed. Cells gained a nucleus, built inner compartments and learned to ...

New research reveals that sorbitol, a common sugar alcohol used in “low-calorie” foods, can behave much like fructose once ...

Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), or sugar alcohols are often seen as healthier ...

Pediatrician Dr. Paul Offit joins WIRED to answer the internet's questions about vaccines. How are new vaccines developed?

Scientists are finally tracing, step by step, how bacteria strip down and rebuild steroid molecules into compounds that look a lot like modern drugs. By mapping these microbial assembly lines in the ...

In 1943, a physicist and a biologist published a paper that confirmed one of the central pillars of Darwin's theory of evolution. The paper, by Max Delbrück of Vanderbilt University and Salvador Luria ...

A microbiologist's sickening investigation into how much bacteria is lurking in gym changing rooms might make you think twice about showering barefoot after your next workout. In a recent video, which ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...