New diagnostic technique could help contain the spread of COVID-19 and other viral outbreaks.

A lot happens and changes within a thin one-meter-thick transition layer between deep Red Sea water and an expansive underlying brine lake.

Combining expertise has shed new light on how cells self-destruct during microbial infection.

The weird and wonderful genome of dinoflagellates looks nothing like other eukaryotic genomes.

Coral ancestors had the genetic toolkit to make skeletal structures and only took simple evolutionary steps to begin building reefs.

New method can simultaneously diagnose cases, track variants and detect co-infections.

Heat stress disrupts the physiological processes of corals prior to clear signs of bleaching, with implications for adaptation strategies for coral reefs in a warming climate.

National lockdowns have provided a unique opportunity to assess the effects of human activity on wildlife, which could translate into new attitudes and better policies.

For the sake of marine life, international collaboration is required to reduce undersea sounds.

A printable hydrogel made of ultrashort peptides could help shape cells into viable tissues.

Researchers show how bacteria have adapted a sensing mechanism that allows them to live in different environments.

Coating crop seeds with bacteria found on a desert shrub boosts yields in hot fields.

A mutational change of an enzyme’s dynamics increases its activity on a chromatin histone, ultimately causing a common lung cancer.

A low-cost diagnostic tool can detect a range of viruses without the need for expensive materials or facilities.

Providing corals with cocktails of natural probiotics could enhance their tolerance to stress and reduce mortality in coral bleaching events.

Solar-powered brine crystallization could alleviate the environmental impacts of seawater desalination.

An interactive platform helps users visualize where SARS-CoV-2 mutations start, how wide they spread and how infectious they are.

Tiny light-emitting probes give researchers a better option for noninvasive imaging of living tissue.

A pioneering framework will monitor groundwater use for agricultural irrigation across Saudi Arabia.

A new protocol brings the precise standards of engineering to the realm of synthetic biology.