Researchers who manipulate lignin, a molecular fiber that allows plants to grow tall and transport water, unexpectedly discovered its synthesis has more far-reaching effects on plant development than ...

Natural sunscreens shield the skin from harmful radiation, without triggering allergic reactions. In a recently published ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University plant molecular biochemist Natalia Dudareva and colleagues have described a complete second pathway used by plants to produce phenylalanine, a compound ...

Identifying this compound is an important step in that process. Whether chloronitramide anion will be linked to any cancers or has other adverse health risks will be assessed in future work by ...

Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth's magnetic field, providing critical information for navigation. Now a team of researchers ...

A study led by Dr. Yue Qin and Dr. Tong Zhu from the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Peking University marks one of the first in-depth analyses of the spatial and temporal ...