Finding the best light-harvesting chemicals for use in solar cells can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. 

A large breakthrough has been made in the genetic understanding of mouth ulcers which could provide potential for a new drug to prevent or heal the painful lesions. 

A new generation of high-tech buoys and new NOAA modelsoffsite link are working together to keep the water safe to drink for the more than 400,000 residents of Cleveland, Ohio.

The key to breeding disease-resistant honeybees could lie in a group of genes – known for controlling hygienic behaviour – that enable colonies to limit the spread of harmful mites and bacteria, according to genomics research conducted at York University.

Biofuel experts have long sought a more economically viable way to turn algae into biocrude oil to power vehicles, ships and even jets.

Imagine a day when a bioprinter filled with a patient’s own cells can be wheeled right to the bedside to treat large wounds or burns by printing skin, layer by layer, to begin the healing process. That day is not far off.

According to the February 26, 2019, U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 10.7% of the United States, a decrease from last week’s 13.1%.

Stay overnight on an Antarctic ice shelf, and you may feel the shaking from thousands of tiny quakes as the ice re-forms after melting during the day.

Deadly severe wildfires in California have scientists scrutinizing the underlying factors that could influence future extreme events.

Scientists have long posited that periodic swings in Earth’s climate are driven by cyclic changes in the distribution of sunlight reaching our surface.