Researchers found that reducing the expression of GAUT4 in poplar and switchgrass led to a 70 percent reduction in pectin content and produced a 15 percent increase in sugar release

Bats shifting behavioral patterns, due to environmental change, could have far-reaching implications for global agriculture

UFZ researchers develop model to assess toxic residues in soil

In the laboratory, researchers extracted organic compounds from the pre-Harvey dust and post-Harvey soil samples and analyzed them using gas chromatography

Scientists have used some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to model ground shaking for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward fault and show more realistic motions than ever before

Study finds cleaner ship fuels will reduce childhood asthma by 3.6 percent globally

Working in a -300 F ocean of methane and ethane has its challenges

New process could make wood as strong as titanium alloys but lighter and cheaper

With 149 high-performance xenon short-arc lamps to mimic natural solar radiation, the key focus of Synlight is on the creation of solar fuels for a commercially viable source of renewable energy

Overall, the study highlights that changes in the Earth's climate system can be linked across vast distances

By studying the chemical composition of fossilized foraminifera, a research team generated precise estimates of tropical sea surface temperatures and seawater chemistry during the Eocene Epoch, 56-34 million years ago

An astonishing number of viruses are circulating around the Earth's atmosphere—and falling from it