Scientists find link between key plant amino acid and essential hormones

Purdue University scientists Natalia Dudareva and Joseph Lynch have been searching for a way to increase…

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,…

Power glove

Image: Power glove Click here for original story, Power glove Source: ESA…