Uncovering key mechanism for differentiating human pluripotent stem cells

The process of cellular differentiation, in which human pluripotent stem cells (hPCSs) progress from primitive to…

Fruit in crisis: Florida's orange groves buffeted by hurricane, disease

Vernon Hollingsworth grew up in Florida among his family’s orange trees, recently ravaged by a double…

Australian parliament approves emissions caps on big polluters

Australia’s parliament passed breakthrough climate laws targeting the nation’s worst polluters on Thursday, forcing coal mines…

Australians paying $6 billion for unused apartment parking

Experts are calling for planning policy to ‘unbundle’ parking spaces from apartments to reduce housing costs…

Novel nano-optical technology tracks communications in living cells

Microbes may be among the smallest living things on Earth, but bioimaging to understand the chemistry…

Young black rockfish affected by marine heat wave but not always for the worse, research shows

Larvae produced by black rockfish, a linchpin of the West Coast commercial fishing industry for the…

Lynx reintroduction in Scotland? It's complicated

Plans to reintroduce the lynx in Scotland provoke a complex range of opinions, new research shows. …

Environment: Honey bees provide a snapshot of city landscape and health

Urban honey bees could be used to gain insight into the microbiome of the cities in…

Strong solar flare erupts from the sun

The sun has emitted a strong solar flare that peaked at 10:33 p.m. ET on March…

Particle errors: Quantifying the effects of simulation mixing state on aerosol optical properties

Particles in the atmosphere affect global climate. For example, the black carbon from burning fossil fuels…