Making lager beer possible is a biological oddity

Bacteria could present a “novel biological control mechanism,” aiding efforts to stop the spread of Zika virus

"My concern for Zika virus in pregnancy is much higher now than it was six months ago,” researcher says

Novel technology could boost the output power of the electron beam and enable long-range communications or remote sensing for a fraction of the current energy costs

In more recent years, microbes have proved their worth through things like polymerase chain reaction

Analysis of bacteria shows efficient ways we might mimic their abilities to tear up cellulose to make fuel from otherwise unusable plant material

What makes the new, stretchable integrated circuits so powerful is their unique structure, inspired by twisted-pair telephone cables

Researcher's new method is the first demonstration that one can accurately anticipate future seasonal influenza strains in the lab

Data reveals increasing trends toward later ice cover formation and earlier spring breakup

University startup attracts attention from a well-known Japanese battery manufacturer

Transistor that operates at a record 38 gigahertz, though simulations show it could be capable of operating at a mind-boggling 110 gigahertz

Some of the iron-metabolizing bacteria appear quite early on the tree of life, making the studies relevant to discovering the origins of life

Both the yeast strain and the method of its design could help overcome a significant bottleneck in the biofuels pipeline

Study looks back 20,000 years using recently collected carbon dioxide, global temperature, and sea level data spanning the last ice age