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In studies of Arabidopsis thaliana, also known as mustard weed, a team of researchers at the University of Delaware found that when a plant...

Duke researchers have discovered that gut microbes can alter the action of their host organism's genes. Mouse intestinal cells are outlined in red, with...

This is an artist's rendering of KELT-11b, a 'styrofoam'-density exoplanet orbiting a bright star in the southern hemisphere. Credit: Image by Walter Robinson/Lehigh University Fifth-graders making...

Bioprosthetic ovary. By removing a female mouse’s ovary and replacing it with a bioprosthetic ovary, the mouse was able to not only ovulate but...

Blue marlin. Fishing typically removes the largest fish from the population. Credit: © go2dim / Fotolia Cohort after cohort, fishing typically removes large fish from the...

Deforested land. Central American forests are giving way to pasture land for cattle ranches. Credit: Oregon State University Central American tropical forests are beginning to disappear...

Valley networks on Mars show evidence for surface runoff driven by rainfall. Credit: Image courtesy of Elsevier Heavy rain on Mars reshaped the planet's impact craters...

Domesticated crops have been transformed almost beyond recognition in comparison with their wild relatives - a change that happened during the early stages of...

Far from being the pristine 'deserted island' that people might imagine of such a remote place, Henderson Island is a shocking but typical example...

Nelson Sepulveda is a nanotechnology researcher and associate professor of engineering at Michigan State University. Credit: Michigan State University A paper-thin, flexible device created at Michigan...

This research adds to our understanding of how bees -- insects with a brain no bigger than a pinhead -- can perform complex tasks. Credit:...