Seed banking not an option for over a third of threatened species

Researchers detail for the first time the scale of threatened species that are unable to be…

Key gene find could enable development of disease-resistant crops

Discovery of a gene that helps plants control their response to disease could aid efforts to…

What’s in the air? There’s more to it than we thought

Using high-powered equipment to analyze air samples, researchers were able to get a detailed look at…

Fleets of drones could aid searches for lost hikers

Researchers describe an autonomous system for a fleet of drones to collaboratively search under dense forest…

Comet tails blowing in the solar wind

Combined observations of Comet McNaught -- one of the brightest comets visible from Earth in the…

Physicists explain how large spherical viruses form

A team of physicists and a virologist explains how large virus shells are formed. Their work…

Additional inoculation source for lambic beer production

Researchers in Belgium have identified an additional inoculation source - the wooden casks or foeders -…

Potential antidote to botulism

Researchers have identified a compound that strongly inhibits botulinum neurotoxin, the most toxic compound known. That…

Unraveling a genetic network linked to autism

Researchers have uncovered a network of more than 200 genes linked to autism. They have also…

Disorder plays a key role in phase transitions of materials

Researchers have discovers that disorder is part of the structural transition of Vanadium Dioxide from an…