How one gene in a tiny fish may alter an aquatic ecosystem

Variations in a single gene in a tiny fish alter how they interact with their environment.…

A billion years of coexistence between plants and fungi

What can a billion years of coexistence tell us about the evolution of plants and fungi?

When the insurance company monitors your driving in real time does it help?

The auto insurance industry's Usage-Based Insurance (UBI) approach, which uses on-board technology to report drivers' real…

What can worms tell us about human aging?

What can worms tell us about human aging? A lot more than you'd think; researchers have…

2018 fourth warmest year in continued warming trend, according to NASA, NOAA

Earth's global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880, according to independent analyses…

NSAID impairs immune response in heart failure, worsens heart and kidney damage

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are widely known as pain-killers and can relieve pain and inflammation.…

Bubbles of brand new stars

This dazzling region of newly forming stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) was captured by…

Citizen science projects have a surprising new partner, the computer

Data scientists and citizen science experts partnered with ecologists who often study wildlife populations by deploying…

Social behavior of western lowland gorillas

A new study reveals one of the enigmas related to the social behavior of the western…

See-through fish aid scientists in autism-related breakthrough

Researchers have discovered a clue in the humble zebrafish's digestive tract that, one day, could help…