Color has played a role in the selective processes that have steered evolution for hundreds of millions of years

New research shows how clustered particles determine elasticity of some gels

What happens when Yellowstone —adapted to recurring fires every 100 to 300 years—instead burns twice in fewer than 30 years?

While conservation farming might work well in industrialized nations, its benefits aren't always transferable to the more rural parts of the world

A detailed new model of a bacterial secretion system provides directions for developing precisely targeted antibiotics

The finding offers a potential novel approach to cancer treatment and prevention

Researchers have identified a mechanism called "threading" that takes place when a polymer is stretched—a behavior not witnessed before

The use of virtual reality to observe offenders undertaking residential burglary is reaping rewards, giving researchers precise crime prevention information

Bedbugs rank high among the list of most unwanted human bedfellows, but until now, little was known about when they first originated