Researchers have explored how a particular chemical can selectively trap certain molecules in the cavities of its ...

Culturing, a term for growing microorganisms in the laboratory, is a basic yet indispensable method in microbiology research.

Scientists and engineers at North Carolina State University have discovered trees can be used to produce greener, ...

Viruses are the fastest-evolving biological entity on Earth. This fact explains why we need flu shots every year: Seasonal ...

Gamma radiation transforms methane into glycine and various other complex molecules. A research team reports in the journal ...

When stars explode as supernovas, they can cause serious cosmic carnage. Is Earth in any danger from any nearby stars?

Researchers at Stanford found that sialic acid-rich antibodies can lessen flu severity by binding to anti-inflammatory ...

Scientists have discovered that the Arctic's vast permafrost areas are now releasing more greenhouse gases than they absorb, ...

Water, the molecule essential for life on earth, is made up of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. It's a flavorless ... because ...

Capturing carbon dioxide from the hot industrial exhaust of cement and steel plants requires cooling the exhaust from around ...

If produced cleanly (i.e., using renewable electric energy to hydrolyze water or from natural gas with effective carbon ...

Viruses are the fastest-evolving biological entity on earth. This fact explains why we need flu shots every year: Seasonal ...