Diversifying crop fields reduces pest abundance, study finds

Intercropping—the practice of planting mixtures of crops—can be an effective pest management tool worldwide, a new…

When SEC is challenged, CEOs notice

In 2005, Siebel Systems, Inc., a California software company, challenged an enforcement action taken by the…

Study finds evidence of no common blood microbes in healthy humans

There is no stable microbial community residing in the bloodstream of healthy humans, according to a…

Volcanic hot springs microalgae, a promising protein source for the future

Researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands have successfully developed a method to produce a promising…

A novel way to get to the excited states of exotic nuclei

An atomic nucleus assumes discrete energy levels when added energy excites that nucleus. These energy levels…

Researchers discover a way to observe chromatin interaction changes in cancer-associated genetic mutations

Studying the microbiology of any entity, be it a molecule or a dolphin, ideally means putting…

New study reports 1 in 5 adults don't want children, and they don't regret it later

Last summer, researchers at Michigan State University reported that one in five Michigan adults, or about…

Hundreds of very shallow earthquakes detected in California's Long Beach and Seal Beach

Seismic arrays deployed in California’s Long Beach and Seal Beach areas detected more than a thousand…

Hiring more women is good for business and communities, study of UAE firms finds

Focusing on small and medium-sized firms from emerging markets (ESMEs), researchers found that gender-diverse senior management…

New interactive mosaic uses NASA imagery to show Mars in vivid detail

Both scientists and the public can navigate a new global image of the Red Planet that…