Research: Staple and economically important crops throughout the world could be at serious risk...

Known to be feeding on many economically important crops cultured across the world, including maize, rice, sugarcane, sorghum, beet, tomato, potato, cotton and...

Research: Bee mite arrival in Hawaii causes pathogen changes in honeybee predators —

The reddish-brown varroa mite, a parasite of honeybees and accidentally introduced in the Big Island of Hawaii in 2007-08, is about the size...

Research: A little squid sheds light on evolution with bacteria —

Bacteria, which are vital for the health of all animals, also played a major role in the evolution of animals and their tissues....

Research: New complex carbohydrate discovered in barley —

University of Adelaide researchers have discovered a new complex carbohydrate in barley. The first of its kind to be discovered in over 30...

Research: New technology offers unprecedented look at life beneath sea ice in important ocean...

Microscopic marine plants flourish beneath the ice that covers the Greenland Sea, according to a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research:...

Research: Engineers identify improved membranes to capture CO2 at coal-fired power plants —

A computational modeling method developed at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering may help to fast-track the identification and design of...

Research: Microlensing reveals sub-Saturn giant planets are common, not rare —

Astronomers have found a new exoplanet that could alter the standing theory of planet formation. With a mass that's between that of Neptune...

Research: Scientists provide new insight on how gene expression is controlled —

Researchers have provided new insight on the mechanism underlying the control of gene expression in all living organisms, according to a study published...

Research: How locusts switch colors in different settings —

Scientists have discovered how locusts change their body colour to adapt to different environments, according to new research published in eLife. The findings, first...

Research: Technology already in widespread use overseas, especially in Japan —

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 human-made U.S. reservoirs could generate about...

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