Recent research findings indicate that many of the plant pathogens affecting agriculture today originated during an earlier era than originally believed. Analysis performed by an international team ...

Researchers found that the Marburg virus uses a highly efficient entry protein to infect human cells. They also identified a nanobody that blocked this process in laboratory tests, highlighting a ...

As warmer weather approaches, the Southeast may see a rise in insect activity, with mosquitoes and ticks posing health ...

Health officials have issued an alert of a 'high risk' of being infected with chikungunya virus at one of the world's most ...

Some animals have reproductive strategies so extreme that they can lead directly to their own death. In certain species, intense mating competition or biological stress pushes the body beyond its ...

Oklahoma's springtime weather brings out various insects, from beneficial pollinators like red paper wasps to pests like ...

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Every second, hundreds to thousands of molecules move through thousands of nuclear pores in each of your cells. A new high-definition view reveals the machine in action.

A sweeping new review of five decades of scientific literature finds robust evidence that natural selection operates simultaneously across multiple ...

Horse fly prevention goes beyond sprays. Discover the gear and strategies equestrians are adopting to keep their horses comfortable all summer.