Excavations by a University of Kansas paleontologist working in a treasure trove of fossils called the “Spence Shale Lagerstätte” have...
Wnt signaling is a well-known mode of cell-to-cell communication in multicellular biological organisms. It involves the secretion of small Wnt...
Canadian vertebrate paleontologist Aaron Kilmury and a team of researchers from the University of Manitoba have published new research in...
When you are driving through a rain storm, traction is key. If your tires lack sufficient tread, your vehicle will...
Many cereal crops, such as wheat and barley, are prey to devastating fungal diseases caused by infection with so-called grass...
With mighty jaws and plate-like teeth, the whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) can pretty much crunch on anything. In fact,...
In the peak heat of summer, beachgoers don’t want their plans thwarted by harmful algal blooms (HABs). But current methods...
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces the oldest swimming jellyfish in the fossil record with the newly named Burgessomedusa phasmiformis....
Human cells are protecting their proteins from unfolding and aggregating. That’s what biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his team discovered after...
Scientists at the Children’s Nutrition Research Center of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) helped develop healthier sorghum varieties containing...
Declawing house cats to keep them from scratching people and furniture is controversial—and even banned in some countries and areas...
Sperm play a critical role in the creation of new life, delivering essentially half of the genetic material required. The...
