A new study from Caltech demonstrates that soil bacteria can adapt under stress, particularly when a key nutrient, phosphorus ...

Need some good news on a Friday after a long week? The Earth may not be engulfed by the expanding fireball of the dying sun, ...

A stunningly concentrated and hefty galaxy cluster, from a time in the universe's history when such massive structures aren't ...

New research suggests the microbiome near the surface of a plant's roots, known as the rhizosphere microbiome, may play a ...

Scientists have demonstrated a noninvasive technique that uses light to reveal the hidden contents of chicken eggs, ...

Malaysian scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic fungus in Borneo's jungles that preys on "zombie fungi" known ...

Oils from crops such as coconut, palm oil and soybean are used in a range of applications, from cosmetics and makeup to ...

New antibiotic candidates for drug-resistant bacteria may reside inside prions, misfolded proteins in the brain best known for rare and fatal degenerative brain diseases. Prion and prion-like proteins ...

A James Cook University Ph.D. student's late-night solo survey has led to the first recorded sighting of a microwhip scorpion ...

Arsenio Butil Jr. fell to his knees and began to pray when last week's deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake began shaking his home ...

More than 100 million years ago, a flying reptile called a pterosaur flew over the oceans hunting squid and fish.

A chance discovery at Nagoya University in Japan has shown that a well-known brain enzyme has a hidden ability: It builds a ...