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The UC Davis oceanographer reconstructs ancient climate and studies the present impacts of global warming in an attempt to stave off environmental damage.

Insulin resistance and high levels of insulin and lipids all precede the development of metabolic dysfunction. Which metabolic factor is to blame?

Understanding interactions between the immune system and stem cells could pave the way for successful stem cell–based regenerative therapies.

In the planet’s warming and acidifying oceans, species from corals to lobsters and fish are succumbing to pathogenic infection.

As technology takes science deeper into the world’s oceans, researchers are discovering reef systems far from warm, shallow tropical waters.

Researchers have identified the male-determining gene in the malaria mosquito, whose expression in females is lethal.

Pea plants seem to assess risks related to nutrient access and direct their roots accordingly.

A new point-of-care diagnostic enables viral detection at low thresholds.

An analysis of Australian Research Council data reveals grant proposals that integrate a broad array of academic fields are less likely to be funded.  

Officials’ increased emphasis on mosquito control could benefit public health efforts beyond the ongoing Zika outbreak. 

Researchers examine the blood of people infected with dengue virus, finding a few Zika-neutralizing antibodies among mostly enhancing ones.

Extremophiles can thrive on perchlorates and metabolize carbon monoxide, researchers report.