Soil is often perceived simply as "dirt," but in reality, it is a dynamic, living system that acts as Earth's natural sponge.

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases—the molecular "letters" of life—have been detected in samples from the asteroid Ryugu.

Palm oil plantations, for one, are increasingly struggling with the sector's declining attractiveness, which has hardly ...

When you reach for a "palm-oil-free" label at the supermarket, you likely feel you're doing your part to save orangutans and ...

Studying endangered animal species without disturbing them and disrupting their natural habitat could be highly advantageous, ...

In Science of The Total Environment, researchers demonstrate the broad distribution of particulate thiols in the western North Pacific and show that their main source is marine phytoplankton. The ...

An international research team from Bielefeld University and the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) has uncovered a previously unknown regulatory mechanism in human cells.

Across Europe, many banks alongside motorways are planted with grass to stabilize soil and keep roadside landscapes tidy.

A company's ability to be technologically unique is an asset, but it can also be a costly, isolating characteristic. A new ...

Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of ...

Social mobility opportunities for young people in coastal and rural areas are constrained by the lack of jobs available, a ...

New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, is challenging a common assumption about the evolutionary origins of human ...