An idea first proposed 138 years ago that limbs evolved from gills, which has been widely discredited due to lack of supporting fossil evidence, may prove correct after all

Study suggests same neural mechanism that interrupts body movement also interrupts cognition

Comparative analysis highlights impacts of previous breeding programs on cassava genome

"Inverse spin Hall effect" works in several organic semiconductors

“In some parts of the tropics, for every ton of phosphorus harvested in food, you have to donate one ton to the soil.” 

Evolutionary biology tells us why venom is useful for snakes, but chemistry tells us how venom works

Study reveals the Zika virus structure and identifies a way to target it

U-M researchers focused on the P-Rex1 enzyme, which has been strongly linked to cancer progression and metastasis in breast, prostate and skin cancer

Groundbreaking observations could help develop better, more efficient materials for electronics and alternative energy

However, it would take a collaborative, interdisciplinary, multi-scalar effort to get there, expert warns.

Study traces how a largely unfamiliar pathogen led to a global epidemic

If the technique can be scaled up and proven under real inspection conditions, it could significantly improve the ability to prevent the smuggling of dangerous nuclear materials