Biology

Ensuring that would-be carpoolers are riding with people they actually like could potentially decrease car use by nearly 60 per...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credit: Goldbogen Lab, Hopkins Marine Station Humpback whales feed from a range of species that have adapted to escape their...

Credit: Ms Pernille V Troelsen When dinosaurs ruled the land, plesiosaurs ruled the oceans. Famous for their incredibly long necks...

Credit: Dr Per Hedenström Bats catch food 'on the wing' without touching the ground, but how do they do it?...

Credit: Mr Itaru Takaku. Ribbon halfbeak are a species of fish with the ability to fly above the sea surface...

Credit: Dr James Morris Over 7 million tonnes of mollusc shells are discarded by the seafood industry each year as...