Biology
Trace metals in the air make big splash on life under the sea
ITHACA, N.Y. - In the ocean, a little bit of metal can go a long way. A new Cornell University-led...
Getting to the root of plant evolution
Despite plants and vegetation being key to the Earth's ecosystem, little is known about the origin of their roots. However...
Want to know what ancient koalas ate? Check modern koalas’ teeth
Credit: Courtesy Larisa DeSantis Paleontologist Larisa DeSantis studies the teeth of ancient and modern mammals to determine how their diets...
Evolution and the concrete jungle
Credit: Jakob Mueller New research conducted by evolutionary biologists worldwide paints cities as evolutionary "change agents", says a trio of...
Parrots’ economics
Credit: CCRG The CCRG team has now investigated whether parrots can make economic decisions, too. The birds have learned how...
Biology experts take centre stage at the 2018 North of England Cell Biology Forum
A NEW generation of scientists aiming to make breakthroughs in our understanding of cell biology in diverse fields ranging from...
Association for Molecular Pathology announces 2018aAward recipients
ROCKVILLE, Md. - August 22, 2018 - The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, molecular diagnostics professional society,...
Epic genetic: the hidden story of wheat
Credit: Earlham Institute Globally, wheat, together with maize and rice, provides the most human nutrition. It can thrive in a...
Plant virus alters competition between aphid species
Credit: J. Smith, Penn State In the world of plant-feeding insects, who shows up first to the party determines the...
Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by more than one year, study finds
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Air pollution shortens human lives by more than a...
When confronted, a single neuron helps a fruit fly change course
Credit: Courtesy of Chris Doe EUGENE, Ore. -- Aug. 22, 2018 -- In the fruit fly, a single pair of...
Why are young adults wasting so much food? Study looks at perceptions and food behaviors
URBANA, Ill. - Globally, there has been much attention on avoiding or reducing food loss and food waste. But recent...
BGRF salutes its staff on launch of NAD+-focused research collaboration
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Juvenescence Limited & The Buck Institute for Research on Aging Wednesday, August 22, 2018, London, UK: The...
Dunnette Prize address recording
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and SIOP Foundation, Inc. have released online today a video of Dunnette...
OU to lead US stream drying study with $3 million in NSF grants
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma professor, Daniel C. Allen, will lead one of the first coordinated ecology...
Pointy eggs more likely to stay put in birds’ cliffside nests, study finds
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Natural selection - that merciless weeder-outer of biological designs that are out of...
Mechanisms of hair follicle-specific fibroblast formation unraveled
Credit: Otto Mäkinen Hair growth is regulated by a small cluster of hair-specific fibroblasts, the dermal papilla. But exactly how...
Study of bird migration tricky due to hybridization
Credit: Urmas Sellis Hybridization, the inter-breeding of bird species, is a widespread phenomenon, which is best illustrated in Estonia by...
Research identifies all the different ways the sea supports human wellbeing
A study led by the University of Liverpool that catalogued all of the links between marine biodiversity and the different...
Bees need it colorful
Credit: Sara Leonhardt Scientists so far assumed that habitats with intensive agricultural use are generally bad for bees, because of...