Four billion particles of microplastics discovered in major body of water

A new study from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Eckerd College estimates the…

Climate change in the Southern Hemisphere

On its mission “SouthTRAC,” the German research aircraft HALO will investigate the southern atmosphere and its…

Researchers grow citrus disease bacteria in the lab

Washington State University researchers have for the first time grown the bacteria in a laboratory that…

Researchers develop chemical reaction method for more efficient drug production

Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) in Japan and Mount Allison University in…

Diet impacts the sensitivity of gut microbiome to antibiotics, mouse study finds

Antibiotics save countless lives each year from harmful bacterial infections—but the community of beneficial bacteria that…

Pollutants found in skin and blubber of English Channel dolphins

High levels of pollutants, such as industrial fluids and mercury, may have accumulated in the blubber…

Bone, not adrenaline, drives fight or flight response

When faced with a predator or sudden danger, the heart rate goes up, breathing becomes more…

First 'overtones' heard in the ringing of a black hole

When two black holes collide, they merge into one bigger black hole and ring like a…

Scientists update soybean genome to golden reference

Soybean is one of the most important crops worldwide. A high-quality reference genome will facilitate its…

New report highlights the impact of health inequalities across Europe

A new report, co-authored by University of Liverpool researchers, reveals that the gap in health between…