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Published Researchers find new mechanism for sodium salt detoxification in plants - Researchers Find New Mechanism for Sodium Salt Detoxification in Plants



A team of researchers has found a mechanism in thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) which enables plan...
Published Sea level rise poses particular risk for Asian megacities - Sea Level Rise Poses Particular Risk for Asian Megacities



Sea level rise this century may disproportionately affect certain Asian megacities, according to new...
Published New technology revolutionizes the analysis of old ice - New Technology Revolutionizes the Analysis of Old Ice


Ice cores are a unique climate archive. Thanks to a new method, greenhouse gas concentrations in 1.5...
Published Tracking down BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Tracking Down BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease


Researchers have identified an altered expression of endogenous retroviruses in BSE-infected macaque...
Published All-in-one: New microbe degrades oil to gas - All-in-one: New Microbe Degrades Oil to Gas


The tiny organisms cling to oil droplets and perform a great feat: As a single organism, they may pr...
Published Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem - Early Toilets Reveal Dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem



Study of 2,500-year-old latrines from the biblical Kingdom of Judah shows the ancient faeces within...
Published How plants are inspiring new ways to extract value from wastewater - How Plants are Inspiring New Ways to Extract Value from Wastewater


Scientists are drawing inspiration from plants to develop new techniques to separate and extract val...
Published Failed storage tanks pose atmospheric risks during disasters - Failed Storage Tanks Pose Atmospheric Risks During Disasters


Engineers model the hypothetical threats from toxins released when above-ground storage tanks fail d...
Published What did scientists learn from Deepwater Horizon? - What Scientists Learned from Deepwater Horizon


Scientists review what they -- and their science colleagues from around the world -- have learned fr...
Published The case of the cloudy filters: Solving the mystery of the degrading sunlight detectors - The Case of the Cloudy Filters: Solving the Mystery of the Degrading Sunlight Detectors



Sun-facing satellites monitor the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) light to give us advance warning of solar s...
Published Unraveling one of prion disease's deadly secrets - Unraveling One of Prion Disease's Deadly Secrets


A professor of biochemistry and molecular biology report an unanticipated role for prion nucleation...
Published Infectious prion protein discovered in urine of patients with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Infectious Prion Protein Discovered in Urine of Patients with Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease


The misfolded and infectious prion protein that is a marker for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease –...
Published Characterization of an emergent plant virus - Characterization of an Emergent Plant Virus


High throughput sequencing (HTS) data is set to improve our knowledge of Physostegia chlorotic mottl...
Published The reasons why insect numbers are decreasing - The Reasons Why Insect Numbers Are Decreasing



Researchers are investigating the causes and consequences of the worldwide insect decline as well as...
Published Unprecedented levels of high-severity fire burn in Sierra Nevada - Unprecedented Levels of High-Severity Fire Burn in Sierra Nevada


High-severity wildfire in California's Sierra Nevada forests has nearly quintupled compared to befor...
Published New study reveals mechanism for how disease-spreading prions can jump from one species to another - New Study Reveals Mechanism for How Disease-Spreading Prions Can Jump from One Species to Another


In a new study, researchers have identified the structure of protein fibrils linked to a hereditary...
Published By leaving garden waste alone, we could store 600,000 tons of CO2 per year - By Leaving Garden Waste Alone, We Could Store 600,000 Tons of CO2 per Year



Danes shuttle nearly a million tons of garden waste from their gardens every year. But we would be d...
Published Effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza on canids investigated - Effects of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on Canids Investigated


Researchers have revealed the effects of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus infection on an Ez...
Published Bacteria really eat plastic - Bacteria Really Eat Plastic: A Breakthrough in Waste Management



The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic. ABSTRACT: Bacteria Really Eat Pla...
Published Short-term bang of fireworks has long-term impact on wildlife - Short-Term Bang of Fireworks Has Long-Term Impact on Wildlife



Popular fireworks should be replaced with cleaner drone and laser light shows to avoid the 'highly d...