All proteins are not equal, research is showing. So while most Americans get plenty of protein, they might not be eating the most nutritious blend.
Humans need 13 different vitamins to stay healthy. Most come from the food we eat. Others are made in our bodies.
A mini gym for bats shows that vampire bats burn amino acids, rather than the carbs or fats other mammals rely on during exercise.
Thank photosynthesis for the existence of all complex life on Earth — including us.
Some can aid the climate by removing pollutants. Others would just avoid dirtying the environment in the first place.
Earth’s ongoing fever threatens to push entire forests toward this heat limit — and possible death.
These fibrous networks are the reason plants think fungi are such "fun guys.”
Computer scientist Eakta Jain is looking at human-horse interactions for ideas about how to design robots that work well with people.
Linking types of bacteria to specific flavors could help cheesemakers tweak their products — or even develop new cheese flavor.
