Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything ...

Sixth-graders in Jennifer Smith’s science classes at Mahomet-Seymour Middle School recently saw a variety of items up close ...

Complete Genomics, a leading innovator in genomic sequencing, announced at the NextGen Omics & Spatial Biology Conference that it has partnered with BioTuring, developer of advanced bioinformatics ...

According to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to ...

A chewing gum habit could expose you to tens of thousands of microplastics - Some gum chewers could ingest around 30,000 ...

Donald Trump announced on Monday a new set of tariffs on Venezuela. He said the action is a result of Venezuela “purposefully ...

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Murals made by museum artists illustrate the biology of fungi, the role they play in the ecosystem and their evolutionary ...

Metals like silver, gold and copper can kill bacteria and viruses. An electric current can also eliminate microorganisms. A ...

In vertebrate retinas, specialized photoreceptors responsible for color vision (cone cells) arrange themselves in patterns ...