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A discovery by Melbourne researchers has solved a longstanding mystery of how viruses trigger protective immunity within our body. The...

Steephead parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos) are picky eaters. In the central Pacific, however, they appear to have taken matters into their...

Conservation initiatives led by local and indigenous groups can be just as effective as schemes led by government, according to...

The whole food movement may be right; consumption of vegan and organic food can be the best choice for reducing...

LOWELL, Mass. - A majority of Americans believe it is not safe for children to play tackle football before they...

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Early results from a larger, ongoing study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner...

Preeclampsia may permanently change the blood vessels of women who experience the condition during pregnancy, boosting their lifelong risk for...

Washington, DC--September 12, 2017--Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered that the mix of microorganisms that inhabit a person's saliva...

LAWRENCE -- Adults often bemoan the amount of time young people spend staring at a screen and browsing social media....

More than 60 percent of investigational drugs fail in human clinical trials due to a lack of effectiveness, despite promising...

Just as individual humans have different microbial communities in their guts, the microbial communities living in soils vary from site...

Credit: Roseann Densmore A spruce forest regeneration experiment in Interior Alaska that spanned nearly 30 years demonstrates which forest management...

PRESS RELEASE: Modular drop-in fuel technology to boost bio-share of oil refineries EU-funded project COMSYN aims to develop a production...

Credit: Ella Marushchenko for Caltech Researchers at Caltech have developed a prototype miniature medical device that could ultimately be used...

Scientists are beginning a £2 million project to better understand a livestock disease that causes widespread economic hardship in sub-Saharan...

Credit: Túlio Nunes / University of São Paulo Scientists have studied and been captivated by the organization and functioning of...

Credit: Credit: © 2017 AANS. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (SEPTEMBER 12, 2017). Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center examined differences in...

Scientists at Kazan Federal University's Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, led by Professor Albert Rizvanov, have shown that artificial...

Credit: (Purdue University photo) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The National Science Foundation has chosen Purdue University to lead an engineering...

Credit: Kazan Federal University Bird Protection and Monitoring Lab was established at the Yelabuga Institute in 2014. Its head is...