The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival.

Spring allergies are in full swing, with tree, grass and ragweed pollen all peaking at different times and pollen counts ...

A new self-healing asphalt could one day do that very thing, utilizing spores obtained from moss. The experimental material is currently being developed by scientists from Swansea University and ...

They inoculate the paste with Reishi mushroom spores, which grow on the objects ... This research was funded by the National Science Foundation.