Purdue University scientists Natalia Dudareva and Joseph Lynch have been searching for a way to increase…
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COVID-19 and the supply chain: Expect shortages in cold medicine, but not toilet paper or food
If you didn’t know what a supply chain was a month ago, you do now. We…
The coronavirus has changed everything—including how we talk
On Feb. 11, in Geneva, the head of the World Health Organization unveiled the name of…
Scientists say Joshua trees may warrant listing as a threatened species
Joshua trees face the risk of extinction after decades of development, drought and more frequent wildfires…
Flamingos form firm friendships
Flamingos form friendships that last for years, new research shows. Click here for original…
A new species of black endemic iguanas in Caribbeans is proposed for urgent conservation
A newly discovered endemic species of melanistic black iguana (Iguana melanoderma), discovered in Saba and Montserrat…
Predicting the evolution of genetic mutations
Quantitative biologists have designed a new machine learning technique for predicting evolutionary pathways. It could prove…
Switching on a key cancer gene could provide first curative treatment for heart disease
Researchers trying to turn off a gene that allows cancers to spread have made a surprising…
President Nixon Briefed at Goddard on Apollo 13 Explosion
Fifty years ago today, President Richard Nixon visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland,…