Bacterial identification can take hours and often longer, precious time when diagnosing infections and selecting appropriate treatments. There may be...
The discovery that chimpanzees use tools to fish for termites revolutionized our understanding of their abilities—but we still don’t have...
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have made a discovery about a little understood protein in the human body...
Scientists have detailed a lifestyle switch that occurs in marine bacteria, in which they change from coexisting with algae hosts...
New research from scientists at UC Davis Health provides clues for how friendly bacteria in the gut—probiotics—may help eradicate bacterial...
All that glitters is not gold, or even fool’s gold in the case of fossils. A recent study by scientists...
A new species of fossil from 444 million years ago that has perfectly preserved insides has been affectionately named “Sue”...
A novel paper led by Dr. Ulrich Brose of the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the Friedrich...
An “invisible forest” of phytoplankton is thriving in part of our warming ocean, new research shows. Phytoplankton are tiny drifting...
Corals are foundational for ocean life. Known as the rainforests of the sea, they create habitats for 25% of all...
A piece of “junk DNA” could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories for people struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder...
New nanophotonic tweezers developed by Cornell researchers can fit on a chip less than one-inch square, making it easier and...