Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some ...

A research team led by Prof. Kong Xiangfeng from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Every protein in the body is encased in a water shell that directs protein structure, provides vital stability and steers ...

Parental egg-care in fish traps them in an evolutionary dead-end through the loss of the chorion-hardening system, according ...

In recent years, special wash-down areas have been built in marinas to reduce the environmental problems caused by boat ...

A global study has revealed that mineral-associated organic matter (MAOM) serves as the most stable long-term reservoir of ...

Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science—but these lifesaving tools have a dark side.

Researchers from the Illinois Grainger College of Engineering are the first to demonstrate a simple and tunable method for ...

A new tool called PHOTON, developed by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center, can identify RNA molecules at their native locations within cells—providing valuable clues to where different RNA ...

One of the most perplexing discoveries in modern astronomy has been finding supermassive black holes, some weighing billions ...

As humanity ventures deeper into space, one critical question looms large: how do we prevent Earth's microbes from ...

Water is at the heart of agriculture. Every stage of the food-growing process depends on having reliable access to water.