Contributed by Jian-Kang Zhu, February 4, 2015 (sent for review December 20, 2014; reviewed by Jerzy Paszkowski and Yijun Qi) ...

Because ecosystem responses to such variables may depend on the type of ecosystem, its species composition and soils, abiotic variables including climate, and the magnitude of the change in drivers, ...

Open in Viewer The human hypothalamus is a small (4 cm 3) brain structure between the anterior commissure (ac) and the optic chiasma (OC) and behind the organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis ...

Dunnett et al. (1) conclude that current and predicted priority areas for wind and solar energy development (renewable energy areas, REA) overlap minimally with important conservation areas (PA) in ...

The impacts of plastic ingestion in laboratory studies include gut blockage and physical injury, oxidative stress, altered feeding behavior (7, 8), and reduced energy allocation (9), with knock-on ...

The authors note that coauthor Matija Hedl passed away prior to submission of the paper and that his contributions to the work warrant full authorship. A footnote has been added to the published paper ...

Edited by Ashley Steed, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; received July 20, 2025; accepted January 28, 2026 by Editorial Board Member Michael S. Diamond ...

For American science to remain cutting edge and competitive, we need to take tactical steps to foster better, more supportive ...

Kyeema and Doongara plants were grown at 29°C day/22°C night temperatures during the summer season in a phytotron glasshouse. Stem material was harvested when the top internode of the stem had reached ...

In our ongoing search for new CB 2 cannabinoid receptor-selective ligands from natural sources, we observed that C. sativa essential oil (5 μg/ml) devoid of the classical cannabinoids strongly ...

Vesicles are bilayers of lipid molecules enclosing a fixed volume of aqueous solution. Ubiquitous in cells, they can be produced in vitro to study the physical properties of biological membranes and ...

Plastic waste causes harm to marine life and has become a major global environmental concern. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastic, intensifying pressure ...