Surprise! Young Stellar Clusters Found In Old Galaxy
Combining data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT), a group of European and American astronomers have made an unexpected major discovery.

Systematic Pattern Of Rainfall Across U.S. Discovered
Meteorologists have long known that summer thunderstorms and heavy rains are difficult to predict. They pop up quickly and disappear within a few short hours.

Knapweed Chemical May Be Basis Of 'Green' Herbicide
Scientists have speculated for decades that spotted knapweed is able to spread over large areas because of a secret weapon -- an ability to release a chemical that kills surrounding plants.

Structure Of Key Interbacterial Chat Protein Solved
A decade after microbiologists began to suspect that many groups of bacteria can communicate -- by releasing and detecting chemical pheromones to gauge their population density -- the molecular structure of a key protein in this interbacterial communication has been solved.

Cells Flip Molecular Switch Before Sending A Message
It's a wonder cells make it through the day, with the barrage of cues and messages they receive and transmit to direct the most basic and necessary functions of life.

Brown Algae Phylogeny Turned Completely Upside Down
According to fellow phycologists, algae expert Stefan Draisma from the Leiden University in The Netherlands has turned brown algae phylogeny completely upside down.