Researchers reveal the family tree of the group of microorganisms responsible for 'inventing' the oxygen-producing photosynthesis that lets you breathe

A sailor for 40 years, James E. Holm says he has watched the sea and coastline become more and more polluted

Unergraduate-led study observes previously unknown caching behavior

Low-cost device has the potential to provide developing countries with clean water

The new tools are the first, say the study authors, to identify melanoma DNA in the blood of patients whose cancer is spreading and who lack defects in either the BRAF or NRAS gene

Glaciers and ice caps can no longer capture meltwater

Researchers may have found a natural way to cut down on antibiotic use without sacrificing health

This enzyme—known as Flap endonuclease 1, or FEN1—is often highly overexpressed or faulty in cancer and other types of diseases

"For the first time, an egg with abnormal mitochondria can be changed to contain mostly normal mitochondria from a healthy egg donor," professor says

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) issues can often be traced back to poor design.

Traditional life science search tools don’t perform the difficult but necessary intelligence work of analyzing, aggregating, and structuring data in research papers

The research team took a close look at a 2012-2013 drought and flood cycle that affected much of the Midwestern U.S., leading to a nitrogen spike in surface water