More evidence that life could have evolved with relative ease: New research supports ancestors of genes self-copying in a mushy puddle

Megadroughts are rare events, occurring only once or twice each millennium

Researchers have built a three-dimensional map of the anthrax toxin that may explain how it efficiently transfers its lethal components into the cytoplasm of infected cells. 

"We have made a video of a very fundamental process: for the first time we are not imagining what is happening inside a solar cell, we are actually seeing it" says researcher

Berkeley Lab develops better method of environmental monitoring using the PhyloChip, finds surprising results in Russian River watershed

Study results affirm risk of neurologic disorder after Zika infection

The study looked at data from satellites and ocean sensors off Miami that have tracked what's known as the Atlantic overturning circulation for more than a decade

Reactions looks at how hormones including estrogen and progesterone interact with secondary chemicals, which can lead to symptoms of PMS

Exploring dynamic interactions underfoot

Inexpensive, nontoxic catalyst could help reduce global reliance on fossil fuels

"We have toxic algae events that result in shellfish closures off the Washington and Oregon coast every three to five years or so, but none of them have been as large as this one," says researcher

Finding has implications for other diseases involving multiple genes