Biology

Credit: Mattias Pettersson A helicase, Pfh1, can thanks to several different mechanisms protect the genome from DNA obstacles and damages...

Credit: David Butman/University of Washington The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. One consequence...

To unravel programmed cell death pathways, investigators examine a molecule deemed unimportant, and find new functionCredit: John Dowling, Jefferson (Philadelphia...

When these tiny pieces of plastics are ingested by marine organisms, they may accumulate and be transferred up the food...

The Journal of Great Lakes Research published the study identifying Lake Erie bacteria that degrades microcystin.Credit: Dr. Jason Huntley, The...

Our species has 'disproportionate effect' on others, scientists sayCredit: ESF Humans have a "disproportionately huge effect" on the other species...

Credit: Marie-Thé and Etienne Roux Adding fluoride to water has been common practice in a number of countries, including the...

Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 11, 2019) - When a car crash or explosion results...

Specific genes relevant to how partners provide and receive support from each otherCredit: Binghamton University, State University of New York...

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Suicide among younger people is often so spontaneous that it can be prevented if...

Light pollution affects the skies over most of the world's key wildlife areas, new research shows. The study, by the...

Credit: Mario Morgado/The Rockefeller University The RockEDU Science Outreach team at The Rockefeller University has announced the launch of RockEDU...

Credit: Bureau of Land Management Under climate change, plants and animals will shift their habitats to track the conditions they...

Analyses of Plasmodium vivax parasite RNAs help understand transmission and antimalarial treatment response BALTIMORE, MD., Feb. 8 - Scientists at...

Most plants have developed mechanisms to prevent self-fertilization and its detrimental effects of inbreeding depression. Traits promoting selfing in plants...

Scientists marry gas-trapping framework to light-powered nanocatalystsCredit: Image courtesy of LANP/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Feb. 8, 2019) -- When Rice...

Detecting the ventilation strategy of honey beesCredit: (Image courtesy of Jacob Peters/Harvard SEAS) If you've ever walked past a bee's...

A study led by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has for the first time shown the antifungal activity of...

Should they be monitored, removed or left alone? Researchers provide guidelines and decision-making support The bottom of the Baltic Sea...

On 10 February 2019 Prof Dave Richardson from Stellenbosch University in South Africa and a leading scientist in the field...