Ever since Charles Darwin published his landmark theory of how species evolve, biologists have been fascinated with the intricate mechanisms...
The discovery of how a critical enzyme “hidden in nature’s blueprint” works sheds new light on how cells control key...
A team co-led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center has developed an advanced method...
Nitrogen is an essential component of all living organisms. It is also the key element controlling the growth of crops...
Sustainable aviation fuels made from renewable sources of carbon could reduce carbon dioxide emissions and help to mitigate climate change....
A new model for predicting the effects of climate change on malaria transmission in Africa could lead to more targeted...
Life has transformed our world over billions of years, turning a dead rock into the lush, fertile planet we know...
Understanding how genes are regulated at the molecular level is a central challenge in modern biology. This complex mechanism is...
Soil bacteria help regulate the cycling of carbon and nutrients on Earth. Over time, these bacteria have evolved strategies that...
When a single bacterial cell divides into two during periods of rapid growth, it doesn’t split in half once it...
The sea is the world’s largest ecosystem, and it harbors two photosynthetic organisms that produce approximately half of the oxygen...
Bumblebees can surprisingly withstand days underwater, according to a study published Wednesday, suggesting they could withstand increased floods brought on...
