22+ hour, 50+ min ago   (671+ words) American evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers has been awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement -- sometimes called the "Nobel for the environment" -- for her work that shines a light on the hidden undergound world of fungal webs A microscopic image of…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (428+ words) Research in space could help fight drug-resistant superbugs such as E. coli, say scientists. An experiment partially conducted on board the International Space Station (ISS) showed that viruses and bacteria interact differently in microgravity. Researchers found that terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were…...