Biology

Digitization in beneficiation technology is helping to ensure that this precious commodity is used efficientlyCredit: HZDR/ Detlev Mueller Water is...

Americans with more formal education fare better on science-related questions, while Republicans and Democrats are roughly similar in their overall...

Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely Our gut microbiome -...

Scientists decoded the genome of the popular Okinawan seaweed 'umi-budo' or 'sea grapes,' which could help ease the crop's cultivation...

Slide-seq technique generates high-resolution maps of cellular relationships in tissues, without the need for a microscopeCredit: Macosko/Chen labs A new...

Some diseases which are fatal in one species can cause only mild discomfort in another--but it's hard for scientists to...

Cities to swelter as planners face unenviable trade-off between tackling climate change and quality of life, new research has shown....

Credit: Subir Shakya, LSU In the lush, lowland rainforests on the island of Borneo lives a rather common, drab brown...

Research on coffee farm habitats can help both fowl and farmersCredit: University of Delaware/ Doug Tallamy and Desirée Narango Coffee...

When the Arctic warmed after the ice age 10,000 years ago, it created perfect conditions for drought. According to new...

In the first-ever study of its kind, San Francisco State University and California State University, Fullerton researchers found that elite...

Patent-pending discoveryCredit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. Now researchers...

University of Guelph researchers have uncovered clues as to how hagfish keep their hearts pumping for days without oxygenCredit: University...

The biochemistry of vitamin C is complex. For example, it is involved in the synthesis of norepinephrine and vasopressin, both...

Credit: Virginia Tech For Virginia Tech researchers Margaret Couvillon and Roger Schürch, the Tower of Babel origin myth - intended...

Credit: Ethan Theuerkauf CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Shoreline erosion can transform freshwater wetlands from carbon-storage pools to carbon sources, according to...

Credit: Christian Schiffmann Why do we never see cows lying on their sides in fields? In ruminants such as cows,...

Exercise helps to prevent the degradation of cartilage caused by osteoarthritis, according to a new study from Queen Mary University...

Credit: Minoru Kubo A simple tissue sample from a plant, like a branch or leaf, can grow into a whole...

Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers have identified a protein complex that marks misfolded proteins, stops them from interacting with other proteins...