Biology

New insights into the control of DNA replication and cell division in Corynebacterium glutamicum, a biotechnologically important microorganism, could help...

Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Click here to download the image. Chemical weapons are nightmarish. In a millisecond, they can...

You've been there: Trying to carry on a conversation in a room so noisy that the background chatter threatens to...

End-of-life vehicles, with their plastic, metal and rubber components, are responsible for millions of tons of waste around the world...

Credit: Image courtesy NASA Using seismic data and supercomputers, Rice University geophysicists have conducted a massive seismic CT scan of...

Credit: Don Hamerman Mice have a reputation for timidity. Yet when confronted with an unfamiliar peer, a mouse may respond...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--The Salk Institute's Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center and ZEISS announced today a global partnership to accelerate...

Credit: Photo by Brendan Barrett, UC Davis. Wild capuchin monkeys readily learn skills from each other -- but that social...

Bread occupies a unique place in our diet: it accounts for about one-tenth of the calories many people in the...

Credit: Jennifer Geib, Appalachian State University According to recent studies, declines in wild and managed bee populations threaten the pollination...

Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering When oil mixes with or enters into water, conventional methods of cleaning the water and...

Scientists will pursue cutting-edge microbiology and robotics research in a bid to stop a destructive and abundant pest which is...

GeoSpace Offshore wind turbines vulnerable to Category 5 hurricane gusts Offshore wind turbines built according to current standards may not...

Credit: Léo Ramos Chaves Chemical ripeners, also known as growth regulators, are widely used in Brazil's sugarcane industry to increase...