Steps that lead to genes being switched on revealed in atomic simulation

Proteins are essential for processes that sustain life. They are created in cells through a process called gene expression, which uses instructions from stretches...

Protecting soybean roots

The soybean's No. 1 enemy, a parasitic round worm called the soybean cyst nematode, feeds on the roots. In addition, sudden death syndrome, a...

2017 is set to be in top three hottest years, with record-breaking extreme weather

It is very likely that 2017 will be one of the three hottest years on record, with many high-impact events including catastrophic hurricanes and...

The world can feed many millions of extra mouths by altering crops

US and Italian scientists have worked out a strategy to feed an extra 825 million people – by altering crops and where they are...

Geo-engineering might be possible – but so far it doesn’t look practical

Geo-engineering – the untested technofix that would permit the continued use of fossil fuels – could create more problems than it could solve. By masking...

Fifty-years of data from a ‘living’ oxygen minimum lab could help predict the oceans’...

Canadian and US Department of Energy researchers have released 50 years' worth of data chronicling the deoxygenating cycles of a fjord off Canada's west...