'Indiana Jones' scientists collect seeds in wild for climate change fight

Braving perils from blood-sucking leeches to tigers and using transport as basic as elephants, scientists have…

US scores above average in reading, science, lags in math

American students may not be reading any better, but they’re moving up in rankings of educational…

Great Barrier Reef study shows how reef copes with rapid sea-level rise

A new study into the recent history of the Great Barrier Reef has shown how it…

Dramatic transition in Streptomyces life cycle explained in new discovery

Streptomyces bacteria are our primary source of antibiotics, which are produced in the transition from vegetative…

VTT developed an optical fiber made of cellulose

VTT researchers were able to transmit light in wood-based fibre. Optical fibre made of cellulose is…

Gas giant composition not determined by host star

A surprising analysis of the composition of gas giant exoplanets and their host stars shows that…

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may offer insights for Earth

Scientists studying the weather and climate of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, have reported a significant seasonal…

What's driving erosion worldwide?

Researchers are reexamining the causes of soil erosion around the world — and have found that…

Eating in sync with biological clock could replace problematic diabetes treatment

A new study finds that a starch-rich breakfast consumed early in the morning coupled with a…

How the strep bacterium hides from the immune system

A bacterial pathogen that causes strep throat and other illnesses cloaks itself in fragments of red…