Biomaterials with extraordinary properties, such as spider silk, have so far been known primarily from animals. Researchers at the University of Salzburg in Austria have now deciphered a surprising ...

I went to the Reflecting Pool because, as a certain American naturalist once said of a different pond, I wished to “live deliberately” and “see if I could not learn what it had to teach.” I doubted ...

Lynette Abbott and Pankaj Singh from the University of Western Australia highlight relationships between herbicides and soil ...

ICSE board has released the official syllabus for classes 9 to 12 to help students prepare for the board exams. Students can ...

A dim, hard-to-reach stretch of ocean off Brazil's coast has given scientists a remarkable glimpse into life that few humans ever get to see. In the vast midwater zone, a recent e ...

A potentially undescribed siphonophore. (ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) An oceanic expedition has turned up 31 new species from a vast, dimly lit habitat between the sunlit surface and the ...

The recent algae bloom in the National Mall's Reflecting Pool highlights a common issue with these diverse, photosynthetic ...

University of California San Diego marine microbiologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Farooq Azam has been selected ...

Discover the astonishing microscopic life thriving beneath Antarctica's icy exterior. A new PBS series reveals the groundbreaking research that could transform our understanding of ecosystems and ...

These spheres from the abyss conceal creatures with startling biology.

Mitochondrial research is moving quickly, and much of the momentum comes from early-career scientists who are opening new questions and building the tools ...

Soil microbiome are microscopic organisms that help drive below-ground nutrient cycling, contribute to soil carbon formation ...