In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose – a major constituent of all plant cell walls – a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has captured images of the microscopic ...

Plants shape Earth’s atmosphere by moving carbon and water vapour. New research sheds light on how they learned to do it – ...

The Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center will explore the potential of a novel, artificially designed, hybrid growth factor to regulate the metabolism of fat and cancer cells.

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

A SINGLE piece of chewing gum releases thousands of toxic microplastics into your mouth to be swallowed, scientists have ...

Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...

Confronting images of dead seadragons, fish and octopuses washed up on South Australian beaches—and disturbing reports of "more than 100" surfers and beachgoers suffering flu-like symptoms after ...

A study focusing on analyzing cell models found universality in their movement—an important discovery that could impact both ...

In Vienna, Jakub Dokulil is developing a cutting-edge microscope that tracks molecular movement in real time. For him, ...

Oxford-based agricultural biotech firm Moa Technology has stepped up the global hunt for a safe, effective and affordable biological herbicide by forming a new partnership with NAICONS, an Italian ...

Interventions involving bacteria or fungi could help to sequester greenhouse gases, create more sustainable products and ...