Biology

Credit: The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at the Technical University of Denmark Chief Scientific Officer at the Novo...

Credit: Graphic by Juan Perilla CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study offers the first atomic-scale view of an interaction between...

Credit: Sean Mattson, STRI Bottlenose dolphins in Panama's Bocas Del Toro Archipelago should be designated as endangered say the authors...

Credit: Rutgers University Tiny, glowing crystals designed to detect and capture heavy-metal toxins such as lead and mercury could prove...

Credit: Jenna McHenry, PhD, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC – The ancient impulse to procreate is necessary for...

Credit: Shutterstock/Argonne National Laboratory Instead of hauling food waste to landfills, we might want to use that organic waste to...

Credit: CNIC Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have identified a possible therapeutic target for...

Credit: Mark R. McNeill Contaminated soil frequently arrives at the borders through transported items, and is widely recognised as a...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 7, 2016) – Scientists are trying to turn up the heat-burning ability of brown fat with the...

Credit: Lauren Brent Some individual animals are prone to social isolation, new research suggests. The study of rhesus macaques showed...

Credit: Özlem Demir, University of California, San Diego Surgery and radiation remove, kill, or damage cancer cells in a certain...

Credit: The University of Montana courtesy photo MISSOULA – Climate change is melting glaciers, reducing sea-ice cover and increasing wildlife...

LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research...

Credit: Michelle Lampe/Wolf Science Center A good example of the connection between cause and effect, is that an object which...

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. — Climate variability — rather than the presence of a major dam — is...

Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Poll on Children's Health ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Planning a holiday meal can be hectic,...

Credit: Dr. Jose Fernandez-Triana What usually comes to mind when speaking about biodiversity hotspots are tropical regions, pristine areas and...

Credit: University of Houston An evolutionary biologist at the University of Houston has published new calculations that indicate no more...

NEW YORK – June 21, 2016 – Three young scientists are being recognized for discovering novel ways to fight the...

Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Humans and Komodo dragons, the largest lizards in the world, could not be more different. In...