Findings could help to trigger new applications of drugs for diagnostics and develop new materials

“Our most important finding is that the Boron isotope ratios are highly variable, indicating that the source of carbon within the mantle changed with geological time on Earth” 

 The surprising relationship between ocean spray, bacteria, and the weather

Bacteria can convert mercury, which occurs naturally in the soil, to methylmercury when the land is flooded, such as when dams are built for hydroelectric power generation

The team led by Sami Nabhan of the Freie Universität Berlin studied ancient rock formations from South Africa's Barberton greenstone belt

NSF-funded project will allow people to test water, share results

Technique will help increase the efficiency for forensic laboratories that are faced with growing caseloads and limited resources

A University of Washington study is the first to broadly examine the ecological and financial impacts of seafood mislabeling

Some errors can cancel out or suppress the fallout of those mutations known to cause disease

Similar protection studies in primates are warranted, and if the findings hold up, ZIKV-177 could be developed as a protective antibody treatment for pregnant women at risk of Zika infection, the researchers concluded

New research "highlights the need to identify and protect ecosystems where the carbon sink is growing rapidly"

Analysis of diamonds provides a look inside Earth's mantle