Autoimmunity may explain why an important immune system is absent in many bacteria

New findings reveal how bacterial immune systems can be harmful for their hosts and explain why…

Solving a biological puzzle: How stress causes gray hair

Scientists have found evidence to support long-standing anecdotes that stress causes hair graying. Researchers found that…

Most rehabilitating sea turtles with infectious tumors don't survive

Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is the most significant infectious disease affecting sea turtle populations worldwide. FB leads to…

Fungal diversity and its relationship to the future of forests

If you indulge in truffles, or porcini and chanterelle mushrooms, you have enjoyed a product of…

Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age

Police have long relied on the unique whorls, loops or arches encoded in fingerprints to identify…

Complex rupturing during 2019 Ridgecrest, California, sequence

The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence, which startled nearby California residents over the 4 July holiday with…

Americans perceive likelihood of nuclear weapons risk as 50/50 tossup

It has been 30 years since the end of the Cold War, yet, on average, Americans…

GHGSat to Provide Free Visualisation of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Today, Montreal-based GHGSat announced a new service for visualising greenhouse gas emissions. The interactive, online resource…

The color of your clothing can impact wildlife

Your choice of clothing could affect the behavioral habits of wildlife around you, according to a…

Mapping the path of climate change

Since 1880, the Earth’s temperature has risen by 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit and is predicted to continue…