Secret tunnels discovered between the skull and the brain

Bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside most of our bones, produces red blood cells as well…

Can ‘microswimmers’ swim through jelly?

Researchers have studied how microswimmers, like bacteria or sperm, swim through fluids with both solid and…

In sync: How cells make connections could impact circadian rhythm

Researchers have developed a unified, data-driven computational approach to infer and reveal connections among cells in…

Many Arctic pollutants decrease after market removal and regulation

Levels of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulated by the Stockholm Convention are decreasing in the…

Promising to solve environmental problem may initially worsen it

Promising to solve an environmental problem may initially worsen it, according to new research.

For carbon storage, biodiversity can help — or hurt

Biodiversity plays a significant role in forest carbon storage, but surprisingly less than previously thought, new…

Algae a threat to walleye vision, study finds

Walleye and the fish they eat struggle to see in water clouded by algae, and that…

Environmentally friendly farming practices used by nearly one third of world’s farms

Nearly one-third of the world's farms have adopted more environmentally friendly practices while continuing to be…

Corals in deeper waters under stress, too, scientists find

Researchers have used a novel approach to assess temperature stress on deep coral reefs in Palau,…

Ebola species found in bats ahead of any potential outbreak

For the first time, scientists have discovered a new ebolavirus species in a host prior to…