Apple trees' natural response to virus mirrors genetic modification mechanism, study shows

Apple trees respond to a common viral infection by targeting a gene in the same pathway…

Researchers show potential for improved water-use efficiency in field-grown plants

Water deficit is currently one of the most significant limiting factors for global agricultural productivity, a…

Teachers are critical to detecting and reporting child maltreatment

School closures during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in at least 5,500…

What part of a space rock survives all the way to the ground?

When a small asteroid enters Earth’s atmosphere from space, its surface is brutally heated, causing melting…

Is brain fog limited to humans?

Is brain fog a condition limited to humans? “Infectious disease and cognition in wild populations,” a…

Ridge-to-reef ecosystem census reveals hidden reservoir for microbiomes

In a monumental field expedition, a team of researchers at the University of Hawai’i (UH) at…

Artificial intelligence tools predict DNA's regulatory role and 3D structure

Newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) programs have accurately predicted the role of DNA’s regulatory elements and…

Environmental impact of 57,000 multi-ingredient processed foods revealed

A study estimating the environmental impact of 57,000 food products in the U.K. and Ireland has…

In simulation of how water freezes, artificial intelligence breaks the ice

A team based at Princeton University has accurately simulated the initial steps of ice formation by…

Northern English dialects are holding their own, study shows

Southern dialects may be spreading across the UK, but the North is pushing back in some…