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Illinois College's orchid research continues to bloom with a new book release and international collaborations highlighting ...

With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.

A new study draws a line between random genetic mutations and predictable epigenetic changes used to measure biological aging.

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's ...

"All crops in the world are susceptible." Scientists uncover surprising method to contain crop-devastating insect: 'A ...

The Biodiversity Survey of the Cape (BioSCape) in South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region aims to test the limits and potential of remote sensing for biodiversity applications. Integrating ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a new synthetic approach that turbocharges bacteria into producing more of a specific protein, even proteins that would normally destroy them, ...

Triple click chemistry has revolutionized chemical synthesis with its simplicity and efficiency, allowing for the quick and selective assembly of complex molecules. Now, in a recent study, researchers ...

Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to our physiology – in health and disease.

A pair of landmark studies, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, has finally identified the originators of the Indo-European family of 400-plus languages, spoken today by more than 40% of the ...