Aging has effects on the immune system that are similar in men and women, but also reshapes their immune systems in unique, sex-specific ways, however these differences are rarely taken into…

Parents and policymakers want job security for graduates, but in the AI and automation era, careers may depend as much on curiosity and initiative as on credentials.

One of a genus of parasitic plant remarkably similar in appearance to the unrelated Dodder (Cuscuta sp.). The only way to tell them apart with any reliability is to wait until they flower. Less of a.....

Fossilized dinosaur teeth can reveal a lot more than just how these creatures ate and who they were related to – they can also tell us what the air was like in prehistoric times. As it turns out, huma...

Science is characterized by collaboration and cooperation, but also by uncertainty, competition, and inequality. While there has always been some c...

Research on Tasmania’s large old trees has given designers good reason to reflect on the many things about trees that humans don’t value enough. Here’s the top five.

AbstractBackground and Aims. Whole Genome Duplications (WGD) are rampant in flowering plant genomes. Within Brassicaceae, the genus Brassica (including cro

Employees at the National Science Foundation say they’ve been blindsided by a plan for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take over their

Employees at the National Science Foundation say they’ve been blindsided by a plan for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take over their

Galls are structures formed by plants in response to stimuli by parasitic insects. Because galls require altered gene expression to change cell fates, their initiation requires pluripotent or ‘react...

New research led by Prof Jurriaan Ton aims to uncover how plants adapt and survive in challenging environments with the ultimate goal to create more resilient crops.