Research: How fatal biofilms form —

By severely curtailing the effects of antibiotics, the formation of organized communities of bacterial cells known as biofilms can be deadly during surgeries...

Research: Search theory used to manage threats from overhunting —

How many jobs should an applicant consider before accepting the next job offer? Turns out the same decision-making process that goes into searching...

Research: Primary tropical forests are best but regrowing forests are also vital to biodiversity...

Even after 40 years of recovery, secondary forests remain species and carbon-poor compared to undisturbed primary forests, a new study reveals. However these secondary...

Research: Mycelium extract reduces viruses in honey bees —

A mushroom extract fed to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels, according to a new paper from Washington State University scientists, the USDA...

Research: Gas stations vent far more toxic fumes than previously thought —

A study led by environmental health scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health examined the release of vapors from gas station...

Research: The homing instinct of relocated snakes —

A pioneering study by the University of Kent on the effects of relocating adders due to development has found that males will disperse...

Research: Typical mutations in children of radar soldiers —

The offspring of radar soldiers exposed to high doses of radiation during their service experience more genetic alterations than families without radiation exposure....

Research: Rhinoceros beetles and dung beetles use the same genes to form their elaborate...

Horns have evolved independently multiple times in scarab beetles, but distantly related species have made use of the same genetic toolkit to grow...

Research: Small molecule as potential treatment target —

Research by a multi-institutional team, including two members from the University of Delaware, has revealed new details about the HIV virus capsid structure...

Research: Interdisciplinary study finds cell networks seek optimal point between stability and adaptiveness —

Biologists know a lot about how life works, but they are still figuring out the big questions of why life exists, why it...

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