Phosphorylation of a protein called Sara found on the surface of endosomes appears to be a key regulator of asymmetric splitting in fruit flies.
Researchers are just beginning to scratch the surface of how several newly recognized epigenetic changes function in the genome.
Conservationists and the insurance industry team up to model the economic benefits of marshes during hurricanes.
The Department of Energy requested that scientists reword grant proposals to be more in line with the White House’s agenda on climate research.
At 100 sites around North America, field recorders are set to record natures’ response to the blotting out of the sun on Monday.
Marabou storks on Kenya’s Mara River feast on the carcasses of migrating wildebeest that failed to make it across the waterway.
When thousands of animals die during mass migrations, ecosystems accommodate the corpses and new cycles are set in motion.
Researchers continue to identify new T-cell subtypes—and devise ways to use them to fight cancer. The Scientist attempts to catalog them all.
Lila Gierasch uses biochemical tools to understand how linear chains of amino acids turn into complex three-dimensional structures.
As nature-based tourism becomes more popular, considering the ecological effects of the practice becomes paramount.
After implantation, the tissue developed blood vessels and became integrated into neuronal networks in the animals’ brains.
The nationwide experiment will initially include around 100,000 volunteers.
The 20-year project calls into question the conventional wisdom about the role plants will play in mitigating future climate change.
The US Senate narrowly approved the politician, who does not have a science background.
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