Strawberries: The tasty fruit with a tainted environmental legacy and an uncertain future

Are the glory days of California’s strawberry industry gone for good? Click here for…

Mosquito incognito: Could graphene-lined clothing help prevent mosquito bites?

The nanomaterial graphene has received significant attention for its potential uses in everything from solar cells…

How the herring adapted to the light environment in the Baltic Sea

The evolutionary process that occurs when a species colonizes a new environment provides an opportunity to…

Chemists discover water microdroplets spontaneously produce hydrogen peroxide

Water is everywhere on Earth, but maybe that just gives it more space to hide its…

Scientists advance search for memory's molecular roots

A new piece of a difficult puzzle—the nature of memory—fell into place this week with a…

Blue light for RNA control

Messenger RNA molecules contain genetic information and thus control the synthesis of proteins in living cells.…

Universal algorithm set to boost microscopes

Thanks to the advent of super-resolution microscopes some 30 years ago, scientists can observe subcellular structures,…

Deep transformations needed to achieve sustainable development goals

The Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change call for deep transformations that…

Saving sage-grouse by relocation

Moving can be tough, but eventually most of us acclimate to new surroundings. Click…

Researchers identify fundamental properties of cells that affect how tissue structures form

Researchers have found that changing the mechanical properties of individual cells disrupts their ability to remain…