The Asian harlequin ladybird carries a biological weapon to wipe out competing species.
The Asian harlequin ladybird carries a biological weapon to wipe out competing species.
Symbiotic fungi on the roots of bean plants can act as an underground signaling network, transmitting early warnings of impending aphid attacks.
The decline of a population of Arctic foxes isolated on a small Russian island may be due to mercury pollution from their diet of seabirds and seals.
A virus that infects a crop-killing fungus can spread freely, opening the possibility of its use as a fungicide.
Researchers in the Amazon are measuring how much carbon dioxide fertilizes the rainforest.
Spouses, children, and canine companions spread commensal bacteria to one another.
Gut bacteria digest L-carnitine, a nutrient found in red meat, and produce a heart-harming molecule as a result.
Scientists are stumped as to why hundreds of starved pups have been washing up on the California shore.
Researchers map the microbiota of supermarket produce
Microbes affect weight loss; dozens of cancer-linked genes identified; a climate change scientists speaks out about personal attacks; isolation among elderly linked to death