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Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells

11 August 2017

Goldfish and crucian carp have evolved enzymes that turn carbohydrates into alcohol when no oxygen is available – helping the fish survive in ice-locked pools

Type 1 diabetes may be halted by experimental immunotherapy

9 August 2017

For the first time, an immunotherapy approach for treating type 1 diabetes has been found to be safe, and it seems to stop the condition from getting worse

Ancient skull belonged to a cousin of the ape common ancestor

9 August 2017

A 13-million-year-old skull found in Kenya provides the best evidence yet for the African origins of the ancient species that gave rise to all living apes

Penguin tail feathers reveal secrets of where they swim for food

8 August 2017

Conservationists need to track penguin populations, but tagging hundreds of birds is impractical. A technique borrowed from forensics offers a solution

Tackling resistant malaria may fuel antimicrobial resistance

7 August 2017

Diagnostic testing is helping to fight the rise of drug-resistant malaria with an unfortunate side effect – it’s making more people take unnecessary antibiotics

It took 2000 years to make seed for America's famous 'corn belt'

3 August 2017

Maize reached the southern US 4000 years ago, but wasn’t farmed in cooler areas until 2000 years later – because it took that long to develop cool-hardy strains

CRISPR skin grafts could replace insulin injections for diabetes

3 August 2017

Skin grafts of gene-edited cells have boosted insulin levels in mice, and protected them from gaining weight and developing diabetes under a high-fat diet