Fruit fly study suggests neither nature nor nurture is responsible for individuality

A team of researchers from France, Germany and Belgium has found evidence that neither nature nor…

Making puffer fish toxin in a flask

In Japan, puffer fish is considered a delicacy, but the tickle to the taste buds comes…

Study pushes back origin of existing Ilex crown clade into early Eocene

The holly genus, Ilex L., in the monogeneric Aquifoliaceae, is the largest woody dioecious genus (more…

Scientists release crop production outlook under shadow of locusts

The CropWatch research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the the Chinese Academy…

Understanding water-use patterns of tree species in transition from dry to rainy seasons

The Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) is typical of water-limited ecosystems throughout the world. Robinia pseudoacacia (R.…

Hubble Spies Galactic Traffic Jam

NGC 3887 is one of many galaxies in our universe with spiral arms, just like our…

Protected Hungarian forest by the Tisza River destroyed

An old floodplain forest in Hungary was destroyed by unauthorized clear-cutting in a protected area near…

Growing nitrogen footprint threatens our air, water and climate

A new study from Columbia University finds that nitrogen emissions from agricultural production in the tropics…

Graveyards can be a reservoir for antibiotic resistant bacteria

We may not like to think about it, but after we die many of us will…

New telescopes aim to detect extraterrestrial intelligence

A team of astronomers led by UC San Diego physicist Shelley Wright is deploying a pair…