Researchers have uncovered one way plants respond to hormonal cues

Just like other organisms, plants must respond dynamically to a variety of cues over their lifetime.…

Researchers call for renewed focus on thermoelectric cooling

Almost 200 years after French physicist Jean Peltier discovered that electric current flowing through the junction…

Increase in head start funding "a national priority"

Increased funding for Head Start—the largest federally funded, early childhood development program in the United States—is…

Hotspots of cheetah activity is a key to solving the cheetah-farmer conflict in Namibia

Rural central Namibia is one of the most important strongholds of the declining global cheetah population.…

Undocumented immigrants far less likely to commit crimes in U.S. than citizens: study

Crime rates among undocumented immigrants are just a fraction of those of their U.S.-born neighbors, according…

Scientists solve mystery of mass coho salmon deaths. The killer? A chemical from car tires

When officials in Seattle spent millions of dollars restoring the creeks along Puget Sound—tending to the…

Top publisher teams with top maker of bilingual materials

One of the country’s top book publishers is partnering with an award-winning education technology company that…

Here's what 'thousands of floating eggs' look like on Utah's Great Salt Lake

A thick, chocolaty sludge has formed on Utah’s Great Salt Lake, and state parks officials say…

A flooded Everglades: Boon for birds but high waters threaten some species

A record-breaking rainy season has left the River of Grass looking like a real river. …

Researchers develop unique process for producing light-matter mixture

In groundbreaking new research, an international team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota Twin…