What are Old-Growth Forests (OGFs)? Old-growth forests are unique and have a high level of biodiversity, which has sparked interest in locating and maintaining them. This has made protecting and con… [+6007 chars]
Sum of peak intensities in mass spectra recorded after classification into molecular families and for all AhS meteorite clasts studied. Each bar graph gives a picture among the meteorite samples of t… [+2780 chars]
Nearly 98% of the human genome does not encode proteins but comprises noncoding sequencesthe “dark genome”such as regulatory sequences that control gene transcription (enhancer elements). Thousands o… [+3848 chars]
Newswise — ITHACA, N.Y. – A group of international scientists led by Cornell University is – more rigorously and systematically than ever before – evaluating if and how the stratosphere could be made… [+2686 chars]
A jungle. A rainforest. A wetland. A wilderness. Researchers have used various metaphors to describe the complex, interconnected community of microbes (most of them bacteria) living inside your body,… [+5002 chars]
The ability to manipulate droplets plays a vital role in fundamental research and practical applications from chemical reactions to bio-analysis. Light control of droplets enables remote and contactl… [+3352 chars]
Image: Topoisomerase II, via Discovery Institute. Much as we love the old standbys (the flagellum, cilium, ATP synthase, etc.), we should never assume that the case for intelligent design is restric… [+9913 chars]
Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired … [+4400 chars]
The timing and intensity of the seasons shapes life all around us, including tool use by birds, the evolutionary diversification of giraffes, and the behavior of our close primate relatives. Some sc… [+5152 chars]
Stratification of various molecules in the disk atmosphere plotted on the temperature structure of the dusty disk adopted from Lee et al. (2021b). The crosses mark the outer radius and vertical heigh… [+1838 chars]
Large pieces of plastic can break down into nanosized particles that often find their way into the soil and water. Perhaps less well known is that they can also float in the air. It's unclear how nan… [+4859 chars]
Imagine that your doctor has decided that you need surgery. He could tell you that you have a 90 percent chance of surviving the operation. That probably sounds quite good. He could also tell you tha… [+9494 chars]
