Biologists are confronting a problem they thought they had mostly solved: what, exactly, counts as life. A wave of ...

Every year, scientists add thousands of new names to the great book of life. This momentum was initiated by the work of ...

Background Annually, 4% of the global population undergoes non-cardiac surgery, with 30% of those patients having at least ...

Brick facades rise several stories, their windows reflecting the big Nebraska sky in patterns that change throughout the day. The Fox Theatre stands as a crown jewel of downtown, its vintage marquee ...

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) arises from complex interactions among diet, host and gut microbiome. Although diet influences intestinal inflammation, the microbial and metabolic pathways ...

Discover why zoology is referred to as the 'Scribe of Species.' Discover the various job pathways available to zoologists in ...

Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species ...

A global catalog shows how creatures across the tree of life balance rigidity with flexibility in remarkably consistent ways ...

This separation of sexes in plants is called dioecy. One reason why dioecy may evolve is because of the negative effects that ...

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and ...

The warming climate is killing Australia’s forest trees at a faster rate. This offers a glimpse of what may lie ahead for ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to remove a Dow Chemical-produced compound from its list of hazardous ...