A team of international scientists and clinical experts have unravelled a new cell type in human skin that contributes to inflammatory skin diseases such as...
Researchers from the Universities of Tübingen and Zaragoza have discovered a previously unknown species of otter from 11.4-million-year-old strata at the Hammerschmiede fossil site.Credit: Image:...
Mycobacterium abscessus, a relative of the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy, is responsible for particularly severe damage to human lungs and can be resistant...
AMHERTS, Mass. – A family of fishes, called the cichlids, in Africa’s Lake Malawi is helping researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to refine...
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – Dairy science students from the University of Tennessee Department of Animal Science recently garnered several awards during the virtual 2021 Annual Meeting...
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science has uncovered some unexpected trends in the relationship between coral reefs and their environment, contrary to...
A Stanford-led study reveals that rather than evolving gradually over hundreds of millions of years, land plants underwent major diversification in two dramatic bursts, 250 million...
The mortality rate of COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation is 30-40%, however, the immunological factors associated with death in critically ill COVID-19 patients are poorly...
The National Science Foundation has announced the award of $12.5 million to Arizona State University for the development of a new Biological Integration Institute (BII).Credit: The Biodesign Institute at...
The experience of a fruit fly dying from cancer may seem worlds away from that of a human with a life-threatening tumor, yet University of...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University engineer's patent-pending invention could improve the quality of life for millions of people suffering from diabetic foot ulcers.Credit:...
The invention of clothing, and the development of the tools needed to create it, are milestones in the story of humanity. Not only are they...
A new study led by Arizona State University paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean and ASU doctoral graduate Emily Hallett details more than 60 tools made of bone and...
If you had to describe a male peacock’s tail feathers, you might pick words like “dazzling” or “beautiful.” You probably wouldn’t go with “stealthy,” “aerodynamic,”...
The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are microscopic, photosynthetic algae. But human-induced...
