Fungal-plant interactions are central to life on land, shaping how ecosystems function by affecting nutrient cycles, plant ...
Nature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she ...
An international group of scientists are calling for a strengthened commitment to transdisciplinary collaboration to study past and present human-environmental interactions, which they say will ...
Cancer occurs when genetic changes disrupt normal cell functions. These genetic mutations can be inherited; they can happen spontaneously when cells make copies of themselves; or they can be caused by ...
The field of applied Earth sciences is witnessing rapidly intensifying interactions among climate change, environmental processes, and mining activities.