Scientists have discovered that starving and then refeeding worms can reveal surprising secrets about aging. When a specific ...

Worms offer a simple yet powerful whole-organism model for studying senescence, mirroring mammalian aging processes and ...

The dynamics of family structure is undergoing a transformation. Declining fertility and mortality rates are leading to new ...

Prof Claire Spottiswoode joins other prominent UCT-based researchers as well as renowned greats from around the world who’ve ...

Scientists are using trapped ions in cutting-edge experiments to hunt for signs of an undiscovered particle that might help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The Standard Model of particle physics o ...

The study has been published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Scientists in Switzerland have turned to a rare ...