Some ecologists even refer to our current epoch as the “Pyrocene,” acknowledging how fire has altered the environment. But ...

As the country looks for sustainable energy sources, a team of experts from the University of the Philippines found that oleaginous yeast isolated from the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve (MMFR) can be ...

Lipstick vines in Taiwan look different from their red-flowered relatives. When scientists dug into the family tree, they uncovered an evolutionary mystery.

Duplicated genes that appear in every branch of the tree of life can provide us with insight into the evolution that occurred ...

If you’ve ever wondered why some sourdough tastes tangier than others, the answer may start with the flour. A new study in ...

Scientists in Australia have uncovered a clever new way to fight some of the most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria by ...

Montana Tech becomes one of few U.S. colleges offering UFO studies course, examining the phenomenon through credible sources and evidence-based research.

Although bioreactor scale-up often involves matching key engineering parameters, a biology-first approach should dictate the ...

Watching proteins move as they drive the chemical reactions that sustain life is one of the grand challenges of modern ...

The work, recently published in Nature Communications, addresses a long-standing puzzle in breast cancer biology. Scientists have known that while aging increases breast cancer risk, having a ...

In a study published February 5th in PLOS Biology, researchers played piano sonatas by J.S. Bach to sleeping newborns (some ...

Long before they can clap along to a song or bounce to a beat, babies may already be wired for rhythm, according to new research. A study published in the journal PLOS Biology found that newborns can ...