Little life could endure the Earth-spanning cataclysm known as the Great Dying, but plants may have suffered its wrath long before many animal counterparts, says new research led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

For pollinating butterflies, it is more important to be close to forests than to agricultural fields, according to a study by researchers at LiU and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala. 

Iron is an essential nutrient for plants, animals and also for humans. 

Planes flying over rain or snow can intensify the precipitation by as much as 10-fold, according to a new study.

We know far less about the Earth’s oceans than we do about the surface of the moon or Mars.

Ask anyone who is in pain how their much-needed sleep was, and there’s a good chance they will say it was not great. 

It is already known that Natural Killer cells play an important role in fighting cancer, in both mice and humans. 

An international research team including scientists from the University of Southampton have shown for the first time that the energetic cost of living (the metabolic rate) of fish can be measured in structures that grow in their ears.

Climate change is bad news for coral reefs around the world, with high ocean temperatures causing widespread bleaching events that weaken and kill corals.

A new distribution system designed by researchers at the University of Waterloo would reduce electricity prices by more than five per cent while also improving service reliability.