“This is the first real study of gene expression in the striatum for bipolar disorder,” said study director

“Whether or not beaver dams are beneficial to trout and salmon has been hotly debated,” says ecologist 

New research suggests up to eight a day can make you happier

Rutgers and Harvard scientists lay out strategy for investigating societal consequences

Thomas Nosker created the synthetic lumber—made from recycled plastic bottles, coffee cups and other plastics—used in bridges, railway ties, docks and picnic tables

In a series of studies published in a special issue of the journal Water Research, leading scientists assess how to control phosphorus pollution in lakes

Team wants to understand everything about the life of a bumblebee colony

Model will be of a widely studied worm with a relatively simple cellular system made up of 20 cell types and about 20,000 genes

The study made use of two large-scale droughts occurring just five years apart, in 2005 and 2010

Diagnostic tool that can open a window into a transplant recipient’s immediate future through the analysis of cfDNA

Floodwaters return to the Colorado River but can release greenhouse gases

“This work demonstrates how organisms find ways to adapt and interact with specific organisms in a symbiotic or parasitic way to survive in hostile environments.”