Citizens help scientists demonstrate value of protected areas in biodiversity hotspots

Protected areas are considered the most important tool for curbing the ongoing biodiversity loss, but a…

Physicists create a model to predict the properties of any molecule

A group of physicists led by Rashid Valiev, associate professor at TSU’s Faculty of Physics, has…

Cannabis farms are a modern slavery 'blind spot' for UK police, study suggests

Migrants arrested for tending plants in the flats, houses and attics where cannabis is grown in…

New study finds two amino acids are the Marie Kondo of molecular liquid phase separation

The last several years have brought mounting evidence that the molecules inside our cells can self-organize…

Ocean algae get 'coup de grace' from viruses

Scientists have long believed that ocean viruses always quickly kill algae, but Rutgers-led research shows they…

Study reveals impact of centuries of human activity in American tropics

The devastating effects of human activity on wildlife in the American tropics over the last 500…

Desperate race against fires in world's biggest tropical wetlands

The smell of burnt vegetation and the red glow of flames welcome visitors these days to…

Choking air from Western fires just won't ease up

Relief from putrid, dangerous air spewing from massive wildfires across the West won’t come until later…

Team offers new rules for algae species classification

FSU Assistant Professor of Biological Science Sophie McCoy and her team are proposing formal definitions for…

The future of biofuels in the dark

Algae could compete with petroleum as the fuel of the future if only the process of…