New study suggests policies could miss some of the most diverse forests because there is no clear connection between the number of tree species in a forest and how much carbon that forest stores

Large study finds machines that emit the UV light can cut transmission of four major super bugs by a cumulative 30 percent

“Since the discovery of the DNA double helix more than 50 years ago, helicase’s activity in preparing DNA for replication has been poorly understood,” says researcher

Study examines how parents can build interest of high schoolers in math, science

Argonne National Laboratory researchers have discovered a new approach to detail the formation of material changes at the atomic scale and in near-real time

Going back for centuries, peppers and spices have been thought to be beneficial in the treatment of diseases

The research is a major step forward for efforts to study the genetic basis of adaptation and evolution

How do forensic scientists deal with complex DNA-evidence found at crime scenes? A researcher has now developed new statistical models to analyze such evidence

Streamlined process speeds up algae strain selection, could lower biofuel production costs

The future of chemistry and biology is barely visible to the eye: it's hundreds and thousands of microdroplets, whizzing through thin tubules of microfluidic devices

Anthropologists at the University of Montreal have dated the oldest human settlement in Canada back 10,000 years

New classes of printable electrically conducting polymer materials make better electrodes for plastic electronics and advanced semiconductor devices