Astrocytes' important role in brain function suggests they are also involved in disease. Now, scientists have identified an astrocyte subpopulation as the dominant cell type to spring into action..

Botonists reveal reveal how glutamate, an abundant neurotransmitter in animals, activates a wave of calcium when a plant is wounded — the best look yet at the communication systems within plants that..

Researchers have cleared one hurdle toward environmental cleanup of certain contaminants with a newly designed synthetic enzyme that reduces the compound sulfite to sulfide — a notoriously complex mu..

Scientific and medical institutions must fundamentally reconsider how they address sexual harassment in the workplace, experts argue in a new article.

Leptospirosis infections, caused by Leptospira bacteria, occur in people and animals around the world, but different strains of the bacteria may vary in their ability to cause disease and to jump betw..

September is the peak of autumn bird migration, and billions of birds are winging their way south. Using a combination of artificial intelligence and weather forecasting can help scientists to predict..

A novel insect-inspired flying robot, developed by TU Delft researchers from the Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory (MAVLab), is presented in Science. Experiments with this first autonomous, free-flying and..

New insights into how Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus induces genome instability and promotes cell proliferation could lead to the development of novel antiviral therapies for KSHV-associ..

A type of immune cell that produces a protein called CD4 plays an important role in protecting mice infected with the Zika virus against severe neurological disease, according to a new study.

So, you're ready to leave your iPhone for greener pastures — specifically, the bright green hue of Google's Android ecosystem.
It's a major move, to be sure, but it doesn't have to..