An international group of researchers gives a score to coastal nations for their contribution to ocean health, and identifies main concerns.
An international group of researchers gives a score to coastal nations for their contribution to ocean health, and identifies main concerns.
Global trade in live bullfrogs and a more volatile, changing climate worsen a deadly amphibian fungus.
The first full computer model of a single-celled organism mimics the bacterium’s behaviors and paves the way to more complete disease models.
Rather than rely on plant-derived products, biotech companies are engineering bacteria and yeast to produce ingredients for fragrances.
According to a new report, the US Fish and Wildlife Service ignored science advisors and shrunk protected habitats for endangered species from 2002 to 2007.
The recently hyped amoeba-flagellate Collodictyon has many secrets to tell about early eukaryotic evolution.
Silk impregnated with bleach may provide a new way to fight the formidable spores of the anthrax bacterium.
Medical devices coated with selenium nanoparticles reduce the growth of a deadly hospital-borne infection.
Some of the interesting stories researchers were discussing at this year’s American Society of Microbiology meeting in San Francisco.
Grasshoppers in fear of predation die with less nitrogen in their bodies than unstressed grasshoppers, which can affect soil ecology.