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A new approach to analyzing prostate gland tissue may help address a major challenge in treating prostate cancer - determining which tumors are unlikely to...

Credit: NASA When plants on Earth search for nutrients and water, what drives their direction? Very simply, gravitational force helps them find the easiest path...

Credit: Michael McQuillan For a long time, hybridization--when distinct species mate and produce offspring--was thought to be a mistake. Yet, advancements in genomic testing tools...

Credit: Todd Stailey/Tennessee Aquarium Ninety percent of the world's coastal freshwater turtle species are expected to be affected by sea level rise by 2100, according...

A scientific study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, has identified genetic factors associated with the severity of...

Koalas are one of Australia's iconic animals, but they have been hard hit by an epidemic of Chlamydia infections contributing to a steep decline in...

Credit: Christina Schädel Controlling greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades could substantially reduce the consequences of carbon releases from thawing permafrost during the next...