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Learn about the latest research exploring how diet impacts the gut microbiome and discover how changes to the gut microbiome may be affecting your behavior.

To protect wild bees for the future, scientists identified which plants we can grow to give them a complete, healthy diet

Researchers have developed a new, tunable persistent luminescence (PersL) nanomaterial that can be used in anti-counterfeiting labels to make currency and important documents even harder to forge.

A research team from the University of Jena has developed a small optical lens, only a few millimetres in size, whose refractive behaviour changes in the presence of gas.

Using analytical chemistry techniques, researchers screened 16 samples of biosolids from wastewater treatment facilities and have created a new list of possibly toxic contaminants commonly found in biosolids nationwide.

Empa researchers are developing polymer fibers that can deliver active ingredients precisely over the long term. These "liquid core fibers" contain drugs inside and can be processed into medical textiles.

Researchers from six universities anticipate recurring, moderately sized eruptions in Iceland in the coming years, and stress the need for preparedness given the risks posed to local populations and critical infrastructure.

Researchers examined the health, resilience and a mix of climate and human factors of 1,049 of the world’s largest and most important lakes. Nearly half of the studied lakes worldwide significantly lost resilience over the study period.

A research team has developed an adsorption membrane that utilizes the nanoconfinement effect for the efficient removal of fluoride ions from water.

According to a study, while both diets had equally positive effects on reducing insulin resistance markers, intermittent fasting allowed for stronger improvements in memory and executive function than a standard healthy diet.