Phosphorus, a key ingredient in fertilizers, is running out. The world's food systems depend on phosphorus mined from limited reserves, yet much of what is applied to fields washes away, leaving soils ...

The endocannabinoid system is one of the most diffuse neurotransmitter systems in the body and the brain. Understanding its function and unusual nature destigmatizes THC and CBD.

New research reveals that Earth’s so-called “Boring Billion” was a time of dramatic change beneath the surface.

A mission to search for the origin-of-life on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, will be aided by University of Otago – Ōtākou ...

It’s a little after 6:30 on a brisk July morning in a stone hut high in the Italian Alps. A gently hissing wood fire is ...

New Japanese research reveals dark chocolate and berries can significantly boost brain function. Flavanols in these foods act ...

Once in the cytosol, bGLU25 binds to a partner protein, AtJAC1, which traps a third protein, GRP7. Because GRP7 normally regulates the Flowering Locus C gene, trapping it outside the nucleus boosts ...

Mutations drive evolution, but they can also be risky. New research led by plant biologists at the University of California, ...

(a) Examples of medicinal plants and their meristematic tissues as sources for stem cell generation. (b) Advantages of using medicinal plant stem cells in research and industrial applications. (c) In ...

University of Tokyo researchers have created a powerful new microscope that captures both forward- and back-scattered light ...