Scientists have uncovered how the plant hormone auxin helps roots bend and downwards towards gravity—a process called ...

The rain delays, sorghum withers; when a storm finally breaks, complaints rise again. To break this cycle of uncertainty, ...

People in a hurry are less likely to help a stranger in need. But does being in a hurry also reduce niceness? It turns out ...

When model cell membranes bind to biomaterials, it is not the binding strength but the speed of the receptors in the ...

Grazing is regarded as one particularly beneficial practice to biodiversity on farms, especially if it is practiced on ...

Deep in the heart of Central Asia, the Kunlun Mountains form a vital barrier on the northern Tibetan Plateau. Their rainfall ...

Earthquakes don't just shake the ground, they can also shift rivers, damage stop banks and raise the risk of flooding for ...

In a collaboration showing the power of innovation and teamwork, physicists and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak ...

Scientists have shown that two previously separate modes of plant branching regulation can be connected, revealing the most ...

The amount of toxic "forever chemicals" flowing into the River Mersey in north-west England has reached some of the highest ...

When it comes to eliminating toxic and expensive heavy metals in the chemical industry, a new study from the University of ...

A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth's invisible "halo," the faint light given off by our planet's outermost atmospheric layer, the exosphere, as it morphs and changes in response to the ...