Emissions from soil of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide can be drastically reduced just by adding carbon-rich manure, new research from Rothamsted Research and the University of Bristol shows.
Test is first to use artificial cell sensors to detect environmental contaminant
Scientists find way to make new materials for batteries, magnets and microelectronics
Levels and sources of contamination vary by location, UCLA-led study finds
The mucus in the human body is much more than mere slime.
Recreating conditions that may have existed before the dawn of life, researchers watched droplets give rise to possible precursors of today’s proteins.
In September, researchers from California and Denmark were awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of ‘click’ chemistry, a process in which molecules snap together like LEGO, making them a potentially more efficient transportation device in delivering pharmaceuticals to cancer tumors.
A new experiment demonstrates the mechanism for how the most stable gas-phase form of iodine -- known as iodic acid -- forms, and suggests it has a catalytic role in atmospheric particle formation.
Novel approach integrates complex datasets from screening of natural products libraries, improving characterization of bioactive molecules and their mechanisms of action
GeLaTo, a global database, helps to explore the complex history of our genes and languages
We’re used to thinking of the immune system as a separate entity, almost a distinct organ, but the truth is much more complicated. Breakthroughs in recent years
As a growing number of communities are forced to confront PFAS contamination in their groundwater, a key hurdle in addressing this harmful group of chemicals lies in unraveling how they move through a region of the environment called the unsaturated zone — a jumble of soil, rock and water sandwiched between the ground’s surface and the water table below.
Developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers, a lightweight, ultra-shock-absorbing foam could vastly improve helmets designed to protect people from strong blows.
A new study from the University of Helsinki demonstrates the added value of genetic information in measuring inherited disease risk, alongside the widely used assessment of family history.
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new method for determining which genes are relevant to the aging process.
Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain present-day viruses, according to new research.
New research from the Boyce Thompson Institute on the neurotransmitter serotonin, which carries messages between nerve cells and is thought to play a role in several mental health conditions, could ultimately lead to new therapeutics for anxiety and depression.
Birds attracted by the glow of artificial light at night are drawn into areas where they are also exposed to higher concentrations of airborne toxic chemicals, according to a new study.
Butterfly wing patterns have a basic plan to them, which is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA to create the diversity of wings seen in different species, according to new research.
G protein-coupled receptors are already leveraged in hundreds of diverse drugs; the discovery that they function in a way not previously known suggests untapped potential