Research: Changing algae could alter ecosystems —

Colorful, hardened algae that dot the ocean floor from Alaska to Mexico often set the tone for which plant and invertebrate species inhabit...

Research: What were those colorful, wavy clouds in Edvard Munch’s famous painting? Scientists suggest...

What inspired the iconic red-and-yellow sky in The Scream, the painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that sold for a record $119.9 million...

Research: Should you share data of threatened species? Or should you decline a nature...

Scientists publishing locations of rare species have been blamed for helping poachers drive them to extinction, such as the local extinction of the...

Research: Coldwater streams may provide refuge against changing climate —

These coldwater researchers study streams to evaluate...

Research: Study suggests that a gene encoding a viral protein has been carefully preserved...

Some 18 million years ago, an ancestor of mouse-eared bats "stole" genetic material from an ancient virus related to Ebola. The swiped genetic sequence...

Research: Intestinal virus study shows major changes associated with inflammatory bowel disease —

Unexpected patterns emerged in the microbial and viral communities of mice with intestinal inflammation during a study that examined the intestinal tracts of...

Research: Natural chromium sources threaten California groundwater —

When Erin Brockovich sued a major utility company in the 1990s for contaminating drinking water with hexavalent chromium, a toxic and carcinogenic metal,...

Research: Satellite tracking reveals Philippine waters are important for endangered whale sharks —

A new scientific study published in PeerJ -- the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences has tracked juvenile whale sharks across the Philippines...

Research: The quantum memory of tomorrow —

Quantum communication and cryptography are the future of high-security communication. But many challenges lie ahead before a worldwide quantum network can be set...

Research: Promising new class of antibodies protects against HIV-1 infection —

A group of scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute have zeroed in on a new defense against HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS....

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