Direct lightning strikes cause minimal damage to Dipteryx oleifera. But these same strikes effectively kill parasitic vines and neighboring trees that compete with the species for light and nutrients.

Curiosity’s detection of the gas, if atmospheric, could be an indicator of life on the Red Planet. But skeptics say further ...

Purple pigmentation in a diverse array of algae absorbs heat and creates a feedback loop responsible for 2% of total daily ...

Divisions under all eight of NSF's directorates, including directorates focused on biological sciences, are being abolished by the agency. Credit: National Cancer Institute/Unsplash Research ...

Massive cuts in federal funding to schools and science agencies, dogmatic calls to eliminate entire research areas, revocations of visas for international students and scholars, and attacks on ...

Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news regarding law and policy changes that impact science and scientists today. The Trump administration ...

The most populated cities in the country are slowly subsiding, posing risks to infrastructure and exacerbating flooding—and ...

A new study uses a paleotidal model to trace the formation of carbon-rich mud deposits over thousands of years.

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. As landslides in Ecuador are currently in the news, it is ...

Data products affected by the decision are used to monitor the impacts of climate change in the Arctic, and include the center’s Sea Ice Index, Gridded Monthly Sea Ice Extent and Concentration ...