A proposal to simulate all of Earth’s ecosystems is exposing a rift between small and big ecology.
A proposal to simulate all of Earth’s ecosystems is exposing a rift between small and big ecology.
The heat emanating from large metropolitan areas may be changing weather patterns thousands of miles away.
A variety of genetic strategies to counter insect-borne diseases are close to maturity.
Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.
Resource-limited countries are in desperate need of better diagnostic tests for life-threatening illnesses.
Stomachs of flesh-eating flies carry the DNA of animals in remote rainforests.
Doctors turn to good microbes to fight disease. Will the same strategy work with crops?
Using laboratory information management systems (LIMS) to automate and streamline laboratory tasks: three case studies
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
Fat cells behave differently in obese individuals, causing inflammation and insulin resitance.