Biology

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 20, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...

We may be capable of finding microbes in space--but if we did, could we tell what they were, and that...

A study by researchers from Loma Linda University School of Public Health and the Czech Republic has found that timing...

Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett As student athletes hit training fields this summer to gain the competitive edge, a new...

Credit: Yolanda Sanchez LEBANON, N.H. - Virtually all cancer treatments used today also damage normal cells, causing the toxic side...

Biologists at the University of Connecticut and University of South Florida have found that a crucial window in the development...

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 20, 2017) - While research has demonstrated the positive impact a woman's social support network...

Credit: Scientific Reports In 2014, a team of researchers led by a paleobiologist from the University of Missouri found that...

Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours with a strong hereditary component. Half the genes whose alterations confer hereditary susceptibility...

Time is of the essence when treating a patient undergoing a heart attack. Cardiac surgeons attempt to quickly stabilize the...

Credit: The Biodesign Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 20, 2017) - Communities of cells communicate to coordinate their actions, but...

Credit: Source: IPC PAS An electrode brought to the surface of a liquid that contains microparticles can be used to...

Credit: University of Portsmouth, UK Whales, sharks, butterflies and lotus leaves might together hold the secret to saving the shipping...

Credit: Mortensen Lab, Penn State Vast swaths of Pennsylvania forests were clear-cut circa 1900 and regrowth has largely been from...

Philadelphia, PA, July 20, 2017 - In recent years, retail sales of fluid milk have experienced significant change and per...

Credit: Erin Perry URBANA, Ill. - When disaster strikes, you want the very best tools, functioning at their peak. In...

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 20, 2017) - While research has demonstrated the positive impact a woman's social support network...

More than three quarters of plants and animals in England are likely to be significantly affected by climate change by...

Credit: Photo credit Margaret Whitney Mercury is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant that affects the health of birds and other wild...

Ecologists and artists will explore the intersection of their craft in two back-to-back Ignite-style sessions on Tuesday, August 8, at...