Biology

Credit: University of Washington It's hard to find a place in the U.S. that isn't impacted by wildfires and smoke....

Credit: Thomas Stokely, OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Long considered pests by forest managers, deer and elk can...

Global methane cycle should be reconsidered in light of new researchCredit: Marco Günthel A new study from Swansea University has...

Richard Wolfenden, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the UNC School of Medicine, details how white rot fungi produce...

Germany uses ecosystems in distant, often poorer regionsCredit: Original publication https://rdcu.be/bRP2s Soya and beef from South America, timber from Russia,...

Credit: Jessica Huber/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Jessica Huber, a professor in Purdue University's Department of Speech, Language, and...

Credit: PhenoCam Network Carbon serves as the building block of life -- it cycles through every organism, the environment, and...

Credit: Virginia Tech Wetlands play an important role in the carbon cycle, aiding in the storage and distribution of this...

Personalized medicine approach using a human Colon Chip opens up gateway to study mucus barrier functions in patients with intestinal...

Physician entrepreneur and pioneer inventor recognized for contributions to the field of cardiac electrophysiologyCredit: Texas Heart Institute/Joe Brewton HOUSTON, TEXAS...

Credit: Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University All neurodegenerative diseases have a common thread: the...

Three distinct growth phases in past 9000 years -- multiple stresses could have killed off the reef 7000 years agoCredit:...

Academic journal rules are penalising citizen scientists and indigenous knowledge, say US and Australian scientists.Credit: Wikimedia Commons Citizen scientists should...

Understanding how sorghum survives harsh conditions could help researchers design crops that are more resilient to climate changeCredit: UC Berkeley...

Credit: UGR Divulga The United Nations Climate Change (COP25) World Climate Summit, which starts today in Madrid, is the latest...

Credit: Pirjo Ferrin The amount of carbon transported via Finnish rivers to the Baltic Sea has risen substantially in the...

Credit: Source: Carsten Schwan/ Jelena Tosic A research team headed by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Arnold and Jelena Tosic from the...

Policy briefs provide decision-makers with recommendations for actionCredit: UFZ/André Künzelmann The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) adopted in 2000 aims...

Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesisCredit: Blätke / IPK Leibniz Institute Laboratory research is the possibly best-known driving force for...

More than half of America's national parks are facing a grave and immediate threat, according to new paperCredit: Photo courtesy...