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Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 – Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually obvious today, crude oil can...

Credit: Stephanie L. Sidoti On August 21, 2017, about 215 million American adults watched one of nature's most dramatic events: a total solar eclipse. However,...

Möbius is an extremely rare congenital facial paralysis that is usually bilateral and complete. The paralysis leaves the face expressionless, which makes it difficult for...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Women live longer than men. This simple statement holds a tantalizing riddle that Steven Austad, Ph.D., and Kathleen Fischer, Ph.D., of the...

Credit: David Markman/Colorado State University Amoebae, single-celled organisms common in soil, water and grade-school science classrooms, may play a key role in the survival and...

A study published ahead of print in the The Journal of General Physiology has revealed new insights into Retigabine, a known pharmacological treatment for epilepsy....

Credit: Karl Gerhardt/Rice University Rice University bioengineers who specialize in creating tools for synthetic biology have unveiled the latest version of their "biofunction generator and...

LA JOLLA, CA – August 17, 2016 – The eye's lacrimal gland is small but mighty. This gland produces moisture needed to heal eye injuries...

Credit: EMBO "The EMBO Young Investigator Programme supports young life scientists in their most demanding career phase, when they establish their own research group," says...

Credit: Brian Stauffer/University of Illinois Political and agricultural leaders gathered at the University of Illinois today to see transformative work by Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficien..

Credit: Courtesy: Kelvinsong On Nov. 25, 1901, a 51-year-old woman is admitted to a hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, displaying a bizarre constellation of symptoms. Her...

A team of scientists, including several from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, have determined the structures of several important tuberculosis enzymes, which...

Credit: © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Swamp wallabies, long thought to be a genus all of their own, have been found to be a member...

Credit: Martin F.V. Corley As travelling in the 21st century is easier than ever, so is for species to make their way to new areas,...

Credit: Kaeser lab At a glance: Harvard Medical School scientists have identified the molecular machinery responsible for release of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Neurons secrete dopamine...