The humble peat bog conjures images of a brown, soggy expanse. But it turns out to have a superpower in...
The development of hair was of central importance for the evolution of mammals and, thus, also of humans. However, the...
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena and the Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany, have shown that...
Increasing shade cover over coffee plants can increase biodiversity and provide new ways to combine agriculture and conservation, a new...
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have been racing to develop effective treatments and preventatives against the virus....
Farmed pythons may offer a sustainable and efficient new form of livestock to boost food security, according to new research...
Scientists in Canada and the U.S. have discovered a new way in which Ebola—an often deadly virus affecting people mostly...
University of California researchers from the Secure Water Future project recently found that increases in crop water demand explain half...
An international team of scientists led by Dr. Stephan Spiekman, Dr. Eudald Mujal and Prof. Dr. Rainer Schoch, paleontologists at...
After two decades of biological surveys and over 30 scientific expeditions, groundbreaking research in southern Africa has unearthed a wealth...
There is an urgent need for new antimicrobial strategies to keep pathogens in check. This applies specifically to Gram-negative bacteria,...
Researchers studying the role of proteins in health and disease use experimental tools that inactivate proteins, destroy them, or prevent...