What are the first steps that chart the path for a cell to become a blood cell, neuron cell, or pigment cell? Scientists have developed increasingly powerful tools to track those changes, but one ...

Advances in DNA sequencing have expanded our view of the microbial world, but the inability to cultivate most microbes has ...

Tree shade is one of the fastest ways to make heat more bearable. It cuts direct sunlight, protects people walking or working outdoors, and remains essential for heat action plans. A new study by ...

In early phases of drug development, new active substances are tested in animals—alongside numerous other experimental ...

A study that assesses the effects of wildfires over two decades shows that wildfire smoke significantly raises ground-level ...

For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking ...

A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from ...

Researchers at MIT have suggested that rice seeds can hear the sound of rain, according to a new study. MIT calls it "the ...

A reexamination of microfossils found in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul shows that the marks previously ...

Under the lead of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), climate simulations were used to ...

Researchers have cautioned that well-intended suggested changes to carbon markets risk worsening climate impacts if core ...

Having weathered nearly 1,500 years of time and exposure, the remains of Roman-Byzantine villages in Syria have been the ...