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Diverse tree canopies can help forests recover from common, moderate-severity disturbances like small fires or pathogen outbreaks.

The spread of the fungal disease wheat blast across the world could reduce global wheat production by 13% until 2050, report researchers.

Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that our brains can compensate for age-related deterioration by recruiting other areas to help with brain function and maintain cognitive performance.

Researchers have taken steps toward understanding the sulfur reduction reaction, which could improve the safety and lifespan of lithium-sulfur batteries.

Special receptor cells under the skin enable us to feel pain and touch. But Schwann cells also play a key role in detecting such stimuli, researchers at the Max Delbrück Center report.

A new lead sensor can detect lead down to the femtomolar range, one million times more sensitive than previous technologies, which could drastically improve water quality monitoring.

Researchers have shown that targeting a protein called TACC3 (transforming acidic coiled-coil containing protein 3) can restore the effectiveness of the breast cancer drug T-DM1 if the cancer cells have developed resistance.

New research has shone light on an age-old mystery surrounding crystals – the mechanism behind how they form.

A potential new drug to prevent Alzheimer’s disease in people with the so-called Alzheimer’s gene has been discovered by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

A natural mechanism used by bacteria to protect themselves from viral attacks – by self-destructing – could be used to fight bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance.