For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and ...

A new study published in Ecology Letters has uncovered the mechanisms underlying plant community assembly and biodiversity ...

Abstract: Phylogenetic placement is the problem of placing sequences into a given phylogenetic tree, called a “backbone tree”. EPA-ng and pplacer are the two most accurate phylogenetic placement ...

Jason Bedrick is a research fellow with The Heritage Foundation's Center for Education Policy. Daniel Flesch / @daniel_flesch Daniel Flesch is a Senior Policy Analyst for Middle East and North Africa ...

ABSTRACT: The aim of this work was to study the competition between Helicobacter pylori isolates susceptible to clarithromycin and their resistant mutants, in terms of growth, by co-culture over an ...

T-REX was created in response to requests to be able to easily link phylogenetic and phenotypic information together and yield insights from this. This package consists of a GUI-enabled phylogenetic ...

There’s something about the smell of a real Christmas tree that fake ones just can’t match. It’s the pine scent that fills your living room, the needles that get stuck in your socks, and the tradition ...

The lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, an annual New York City tradition, took place Wednesday night. Here's everything to know about the event, how to visit the tree and road closures ...

Huge "regreening" efforts in China over the past few decades have activated the country's water cycle and moved water in ways that scientists are just now starting to understand. When you purchase ...

Washington — For the first time since 1985 and the third time on record, the White House will have a Christmas tree from Michigan. The Office of the First Lady announced this week that this year's ...

As my staff and I meet with employers across Westchester and Putnam Counties, we continue to hear a consistent concern: too many job seekers and even current employees are entering the workplace ...

When my wife and I bought our home three decades ago, the persimmon tree in the front yard wasn’t a selling point. I found persimmons too tart, and my wife wasn’t crazy about the tree’s scraggly ...