A single, invasive plant species can change the structure and composition of an entire ecosystem, as is the case in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, where the introduced tree Myrica faya is assuming ...

But filopodia can also wreak havoc: metastatic cancer cells use them to invade new regions of the body. Filopodia are composed of hexagonal bundles of proteins that give them structure and strength.

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But now that I spend more time in the countryside, I’ve discovered that, even in the dead of winter, field and forest are bustling with plant and animal life. In this region, winter is the time ...

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Iowa State University scientists recently made a significant breakthrough in scientists’ ability to identify specific ...

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Learn how nutrients and water are transported around different animal bodies in this guide. What is a microorganism? Microorganisms are very tiny living things. They are so small that you need a ...