New model of a peripheral nervous system disease

Scientists have discovered that a microscopic roundworm develops similar nerve damage to human patients when their…

Mojave Desert birds crashed over the last century due to climate change

More than 100 years ago, biologists conducted a thorough survey of birds in the Mojave Desert.…

Managed waterways are not isolated from effects of climate change

A study has found that human changes to rivers and streams in the United States and…

Top-performing soil microbes could be key to sustainable agriculture

A new study sheds light on how plant genetics and environmental factors affect microbial soil populations…

Aboard the ISS, researchers investigate complex dust behavior in plasmas

Four hundred kilometers above Earth, researchers examined waves in complex plasma under microgravity conditions and found…

Predicting genomic instability that can lead to disease

They are the most common repeated elements in the human genome; more than a million copies…

Bioengineers use magnetic force to manage pain

Bioengineers have demonstrated that a gel-like material containing tiny magnetic particles could be used to manage…

Capturing elephants from the wild shortens their lives

Humans have been capturing wild Asian elephants for more than 3,000 years, and this still continues…

Observing the mechanism of metastasis for the first time

The exact mechanisms for how broken cellular function appears in cells far removed from a cancer's…

Genetic factors contributing to ‘strabismus’ — or misaligned eyes

Researchers have discovered a key gene for generating eye movements. Using zebrafish, they developed a compelling…