Regular ScienceAlert readers will likely know how pervasive microplastics are – getting into human tissue, ancient rock, and ...

Cancer cells grow in stiff environments, influencing nuclear mechanics and opening new treatment possibilities.

The identification of genes involved in diseases is one of the major challenges of biomedical research. Researchers at the ...

The identification of genes involved in diseases is one of the major challenges of biomedical research. Researchers at the ...

Polymer tea bags release billions of plastic particles during brewing. They interact with intestinal cells, even entering the ...

UiB researchers are behind a new discovery that tells us how associated neurodegenerative diseases might develop. At the ...

Scientists have uncovered new details about the mechanism behind cancer progression. Researchers explored the influence the mechanical stiffening of the tumor cell's environment may have on the ...

A new study found that millions and billions of plastics are released by commercially available teabags—and then absorbed ...