Biology

September 7, 2026

Largest king penguin colony has shrunk nearly 90%

Credit: © Henry Weimerskirch Known since the 1960s, the colony of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Île aux Cochons, in...

Climate taxes on agriculture could lead to more food insecurity than climate change itself

New IIASA-led research has found that a single climate mitigation scheme applied to all sectors, such as a global carbon...

Marshall University researchers identify inflammatory biomarkers in T cells

Credit: Marshall University The Marshall University School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of...

Study provides next clue to preventing dangerous episodes of low blood sugar with diabetes

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA -- A new LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center study reveals that a novel biomarker might give us...

Researchers reveal hidden rules of genetics for how life on Earth began

Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga CHAPEL HILL, NC - All living things use the genetic code to "translate" DNA-based genetic information into...

Researchers demonstrate shark vertebral band pairs are related to growth, not time

Band pairs in shark vertebrae have been used for decades to estimate shark age, of practical use in conserving overfished...

A new climate model can predict dengue outbreaks in the Caribbean region

Changes in climate, such as rain and drought, can affect the risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and...

Montane pine forests reached the northeastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula 50,000 years ago

Credit: CEPAP-UAB A study conducted by the UAB and the IPHES confirms a continuous presence of montane coniferous forests from...

Madagascar’s lemurs use millipedes for their tummy troubles

Credit: Louise Peckre Madagascar's red-fronted lemurs may have a secret weapon from nature's medicine cabinet: millipedes. This is according to...

Inflammation inhibitor delivered directly to kidneys reverses course of destructive nephritis

Credit: Phil Jones, AU Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 30, 2018) - Using a manmade version of a human antibody...

Novel genome-wide association study risk loci for nonsyndromic orofacial clefts

Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction...

Hollow trees host massive moth slumber parties

Credit: Florida Museum video by Andrei Sourakov and Rose Roberts GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Unlike social insects such as bees and...

World’s marine wilderness is dwindling

Credit: Belle Co An international study led by University of Queensland scientists has found that only 13 per cent of...

Japan’s iconic extinct mammal: A sleeping treasure in a university collection

Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba - In the spring of 2017, Dr Yuri Kimura, from the Department of Geology and...

Can pollution alter wildlife behavior?

Credit: University of Portsmouth A team of scientists from the University of Portsmouth have developed new scientific tests to better...

55- to 70-year-old women and men with prediabetes get stronger bones with football training

Credit: Bo Kousgaard, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southern Denmark...

Study reveals new geometric shape used by nature to pack cells efficiently

Credit: Luis M. Escudero (Seville University, Spain), Javier Buceta (Lehigh University, USA), Pedro Gomez-Galvez, Pablo Vicente-Munuera and scientists from Andalucian...

Study shows ocean acidification is having major impact on marine life

Credit: Marco Milazzo Carbon dioxide emissions are killing off coral reefs and kelp forests as heat waves and ocean acidification...

Benjamin Fingerhut receives the ERC Starting Grant

Dr. Benjamin Fingerhut, junior group leader at the Max Born Institute (MBI), is recipient of the prestigious ERC Starting Grant...

From mini-organs to ultrafast filming: ERC invests in early career researchers