For years, studies have analysed huge numbers of people - including so-called 'super-agers' who live remarkably long and healthy lives - to examine the factors that influence ageing.

For those willing to put in the effort, Japan offers strong research environments, lasting professional networks and a distinctive academic culture that shapes careers long after researchers leave, sa ...

A state school in Melbourne’s outer east has the most perfect scores in food studies, as the VCE subject becomes increasingly ...

Key takeawaysAn international research collaboration co-led by UCLA has developed a nickel-iron battery, reviving a chemistry ...

The Life Sciences Graduate Recruitment Symposium connected undergraduate and master’s students with graduate pathways ...

Prof. Zhu Yuyan, Associate Professor of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, ...

For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are essential. Phosphorus is vital for the formation of DNA and RNA, which store ...

Amino acids, the building blocks necessary for life, were previously found in samples of 4.6-billion-year-old rocks from an ...

It’s no surprise that eating fruits and vegetables is good for you, but diets that are rich in these foods could boost longevity, too, according to a new study ...

The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.

Why does the same virus barely faze one person while sending another to the hospital? New research shows the answer lies in a molecular record etched into our immune cells by both our genes and our ...

Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as ...