Biology

September 5, 2025

Australian study uses new technique to challenge brain development hypothesis

Credit: Courtesy Dr. Vera Weisbecker A new study involving The University of Queensland, which might be useful for biomedical research,...

Consortium receives funding to discover, develop and manufacture new antibiotics

A consortium of scientists from Ingenza Ltd (Edinburgh), the National Physical Laboratory (NPL, London) and the University of Plymouth has...

New breakthrough opens doors to treat melanin-linked skin conditions

Credit: @Montse Lopez New breakthrough opens doors to treat melanin-linked skin conditions Spots resulting from too much sun exposure and...

Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup increased in Canada after tariffs lowered in NAFTA

Lower tariffs on high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) were linked to higher supply...

Local views key to unlocking ways to fairer and more successful nature conservation

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows how a policy aimed at ensuring the world's protected...

Gigantic crocodile with T. rex teeth was a top land predator of the Jurassic in Madagascar

Credit: Giovanni Bindellini Little is known about the origin and early evolution of the Notosuchia, hitherto unknown in the Jurassic...

Genome sequence of a diabetes-prone rodent

The sand rat Psammomys obesus is a gerbil species native to deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, and...

The transfer of chromosomally ‘abnormal’ embryos can still result in pregnancy in IVF

Geneva, 4 July 2017: IVF embryos whose cells have mixed chromosomal profiles - one normal, another abnormal - still have...

Who’ll win at Wimbledon? Just listen to the pitch of the grunts

Never mind counting aces and killer shots. If you want to predict the outcome of a tennis match, pay attention...

Study finds automated embryo assessment system more accurate than that of embryologists

Geneva, 4 July 2017: Embryo quality has long been considered the main determinant of implantation and pregnancy in IVF. Morphology...

DNA of early Neanderthal gives timeline for new modern human-related dispersal from Africa

Credit: © Photo Museum Ulm Ancient mitochondrial DNA from the femur of an archaic European hominin is helping to resolve...

Ca2+, the intercellular signal in arterioles

Vasoconstriction must be balanced with vasodilation, particularly in the arterioles that supply tissues with blood. Endothelial cells protrude through holes...

Removal of invasive shrub could be an easy way to help reduce malaria transmission

Credit: Muller et al., Malaria Journal, 2017' Removing the flowers of an invasive shrub from mosquito-prone areas might be a...

Genetics may lie at the heart of crop yield limitation

Credit: Dr Nick Pullen You might think that plants grow according to how much nutrition, water and sunlight they are...

Extinction event that wiped out dinosaurs cleared way for frogs

Credit: Brian Freiermuth GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The mass extinction that obliterated three-fourths of life on Earth, including non-avian dinosaurs, set...

Seeing the colored light: Bee brains open way for better cameras

Credit: Adrian Dyer, RMIT New research into the way that honeybees see colour could pave the way for more accurate...

Dinosaurs’ loss was frogs’ gain: The upside of a mass extinction

Credit: Image courtesy of Peng Zhang, Sun Yat-Sen University. Most of the frogs alive today owe a big thank you...

Owls’ wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise

Owls' wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise A new study has revealed how inspiration from owls'...

Increased air pollution cuts victims’ lifespan by a decade, costing billions

Oxford, UK, July 3, 2017 - One of the benefits to cutting fossil fuel consumption is lowering air pollution. A...

Beech trees native to Scotland after all, scientists discover