Study illustrates the links between brain energy metabolism and neuronal activity.

Desert bacteria protect food crops from salt toxicity.

A metabolic compound that regulates growth of rice plants and limits witchweed infestation could boost crop yields.

Laboratory model breaks laws of heredity, opening up new research possibilities in genetics and synthetic biology.

Electrosprays of water cannot reliably probe the air-water interface.

Peiying Hong, KAUST associate professor of environmental science and engineering, recently won the 2019 James J. Morgan Environmental Science & Technology Early Career Award.

Environmentally friendly method for making membranes adds greener options for processing industrial waste.

The types of bacteria living in and around fiddler crab burrows vary widely between mangroves, but their functional activities are remarkably similar.

Unravelling the genes behind salt tolerance in crop plants is made easier using the latest sequencing and phenotyping technologies.

In the harsh sand of the Namib Desert, the sheaths of speargrass roots co-opt any growth-promoting bacteria they can find.

Aerial imaging of plant heights could help farmers manage field crops more effectively to increase yields and preserve resources.

Single-molecule fluorescent measurements provide fresh insights into a process for keeping errors out of our genomes.

Researchers disentangle the effects of introduced species on the marine environment.

Unique membrane design prevents salt crusts from being produced during the distillation of brine water.

Understanding how bacterial metacommunities homogenize could help scientists predict future changes to ecosystems.

High-resolution imaging data collected by small satellites could transform how we monitor freshwater use in agriculture.

Mutations in a repetitive protein motif are responsible for a rare cognitive disorder.

Marine plastic pollution accumulates in mangrove forests and is a danger to sea life.

A graphene-oxide membrane design inspired by nature swiftly separates solvent molecules.

Predation, not resource availability, limits the abundance of coastal Red Sea bacteria.