PAU experiences heavy leaf fall from deciduous trees during March and April; until now, composting involved burying leaves in ...

Urbanization is reshaping soil microbial communities worldwide, driving an unexpected homogenization of bacterial populations ...

Listen to this article In a third-floor lab at George Mason University’s new, $107 million Life Sciences and Engineering Building in Manassas, students will dissect and study the effects of ...

A research team has developed a compact peritoneal dialysis device that can be utilized as a portable artificial kidney. This ...

Researchers at Osaka University have revealed a link between the equations describing strain caused by atomic dislocations in ...

The evolution of application delivery controllers (ADCs) is inextricably tied to how applications have changed over time.

Peat is an unusual kind of soil that forms in rainy areas with poor drainage, so the earth becomes waterlogged. In the UK, ...

Nearly a third of fungi species are at risk of extinction due to deforestation and agriculture, as noted in a 'Red List' ...

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...

Recent USGS research shows naturally occurring underground microbes can “supercharge” natural gas production from Powder ...

Current science highlights include a report on the extinction risk faced by fungi, vital for ecological balance and human ...

Across the region, insect conservation is under-represented in research, funding and public discourse. Read more at ...