In its purest form (with no extra debris), liquid water can exist as a liquid until -40°C if left still (unmoving). In order ...

Plants are constantly on guard. Their roots are equipped with molecular alarm systems that detect invading microbes and trigger immune responses. Yet beneficial soil fungi routinely enter living root ...

These are both liquid and frozen water droplets. They are at the same temperature, but the frozen droplets contain an ice nucleator. Credit: Boris Vinatzer. You might think water automatically turns ...

An international research team led by Konrad Meister from Boise State University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research has identified a new class ...

A remarkable fossil from Scotland, dating back 407 million years, reveals a previously unknown fungus, Rugososporomyces ...

An international research team led by Konrad Meister from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, part of Mischa Bonn's department, has identified a new class of ice crystal-forming proteins in ...

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FungaBeam releases an informational overview outlining how its nail fungus light device is described in company materials, including technology context, usage expectations, and safety considerations ...

Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first steps toward complex life. From this ancestor emerged ...

Lettuce is pretty well-known for being a healthy addition to any diet, but some types of lettuce are better than others. This lettuce is packed with vitamins.

A new discovery raises hope that plants can fertilize themselves in close collaboration with soil bacteria and without artificial fertilizers.

A Florida State University chemist has developed a method to rapidly assemble significantly complex natural molecules with ...