For decades, researchers have focused on the problem of overgrazing, in which expanding herds of cattle and other livestock ...

When one considers the scientific study of space, one of the first things that comes to mind is not likely to be the ...

UIUC's platform, christened Stomata In-Sight, combines laser scanning confocal microscopy, gas exchange instruments and ...

This breakthrough could guide the breeding of smarter crops, plants that know when to open or close their pores, using water ...

This approach eliminates costly metals, toxic chemicals and specialised fabrication infrastructure — opening the door to ...

Animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products. Many of these experiments cause pain to the animals involved or reduce their quality of life in ...

A lab-on-a-chip is a class of device that integrates and automates multiple laboratory techniques into a system that fits on a chip up to a maximum of a few square centimetres in size. By manipulating ...

Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...