Calcium can do much more than strengthen bones. The mineral is a critical nutrient for healthy tree growth, and new research shows that adding it to t...
Each of our cells has an energy furnace（火炉，熔炉）, and it is called a mitochondrion（线粒体）. A Northwestern University-led research team now has identified ...
A prominent tuft（一簇） of spiny hair on the back, a white tail tip and three pairs of teats（乳头） represent the unique set of characteristics describing a...
Why don't trees "bleed" to death when they are injured? Researchers from Virginia Tech, the Georg-August University of Gottingen, German...
A small pilot study shows for the first time that changes in diet, exercise, stress management and social support may result in longer telomeres（染色体终端...
Each cell in an organism has a sensor that measures the health of its "internal" environment. This "alarm" is found in the endopla...
Separating target molecules in biological samples is a critical part of diagnosing and detecting diseases. Usually the target and probe molecules are ...
A first-ever study of air trapped in the deep snowpack of Greenland shows that atmospheric levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in the 1950s were actually s...
In the long sprint（冲刺，短跑） to find new sources of clean, low-cost power, slow and steady might win the race -- the slow-moving water of currents and ti...
From bird flu to the West Nile virus, bird diseases can have a vast impact on humans. Thus, understanding bird immune systems can help people in a var...