Biologists have uncovered the hidden genetic secrets that give wheat its remarkable ability for local adaptation — revealing a previously untapped resource for breeding better, more resilient wheat.

Air pollution shortens human lives by more than a year, according to a new study from a team of leading environmental engineers and public health researchers. Better air quality could lead to a significant extension of lifespans around the world.

In the world of plant-feeding insects, who shows up first to the party determines the overall success of the gathering; yet viruses can disrupt these intricate relationships, according to researchers.

Gift givers tend to focus on the 'big reveal,' leading them to choose whichever gift is more likely to surprise and delight the recipient in the moment — even when other options are more likely to bring recipients the greatest satisfaction, according to new findings.

A team of researchers has developed a new material that could potentially improve the efficiency of computer processing and memory.

A study led by the University of Liverpool that catalogued all of the links between marine biodiversity and the different ways we rely on the sea found more than 30 ways it supports well-being including providing a source of nutrition, supplying raw materials and supporting recreational activities.

Researchers have developed a faster method to generate functional brain cells, called astrocytes, from embryonic stem cells. Astrocytes play a significant role in neurodegenerative diseases. The new method reduces the time required to produce the cells from months to two weeks.

Stopping bee extinction is a goal of scientists. Researchers have discovered that a diversified plant environment helps bees in maintaining stable populations.

Students who are focused on long term goals maximize their college experience by engaging in 'strategic indulgence,' according to new research.

Mozilla this week laid out the roadmap for ending Firefox support for all old-school add-ons, telling users that the end of those legacy extensions would come in just two weeks.
“Mozilla will stop supporting Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 52, the final release that is compatible with legacy add-ons, on September 5, 2018,” wrote Caitlin Neiman, add-on developer community manager, in an August 21 post to a company blog.
Firefox ESR is the version designed for enterprises and other users who want a more static browser; Mozilla upgrades ESR about once a year, as opposed to the every-six-week standard feature update tempo. Firefox ESR 52, destined to fall off the support list in two weeks, was first issued in March 2017. Its replacement, Firefox ESR 60, debuted in May of this year. Since that latter date, Mozilla has been regularly updating both ESR versions to give customers time to migrate from version 52 to version 60.
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