Credit: University of Delaware/ Evan Krape The world's coastal ecosystems -- areas such as tidal marshes and mangrove forests --...

Credit: Fred Hutch file photo SEATTLE - Oct. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the...

In the body, cells move around to form organs during development; to heal wounds; and when they metastasize from cancerous...

Microorganisms living in the sediments buried below the seafloor obtain their nutrients by using secreted enzymes to degrade adsorbed detritus....

Helicobacter pylori is a widespread bacterial pathogen that infects the lining of the stomach, where it can cause ulcers and...

Using advanced machine learning, a cross disciplinary team of University of California San Diego researchers developed technology that mined Twitter...

URBANA, Ill. - In the decade after the 1992 Earth Summit, at least $14 billion was devoted to biodiversity conservation...

Seizures are a common result of traumatic brain injury, especially in military veterans. A new study funded by the DOD,...

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- With the increased politicization of science, more and more people continue to...

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder caused by genetic mutations that disrupt the normal movement of chloride in and out...

TORONTO, October 25, 2017 - In an innovative study, researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have...

Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of...

In the late 1970s, the United States banned the production of an assortment of synthetic pesticides, insulators, coolants and flame...

Credit: Photo: KIT, Weth The human brain contains roughly 100 billion neurons. Information among them is transmitted via a complex...

Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A pre-clinical study led by Indiana University scientists reports a promising step forward in...

Credit: University of Houston With a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of...

CORAL GABLES, FL (October 16, 2017) - A probe invented at Rice University that lights up when it binds to...

Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A 2015 U.S. federal law banning tiny plastic beads in some exfoliating products left...

Discarded plastic bottles could one day be used to build stronger, more flexible concrete structures, from sidewalks and street barriers,...

You get an infection, you are given penicillin -- and then you could get hemorrhagic diarrhea. This rare but extremely...