Biology

Credit: University of Seville Genome instability is the main risk factor in the development of tumours in humans. Understanding how,...

Credit: MORI Sayoko, TOMA Tsugutaka New light has been shed on a misclassified vine species in the Ryukyu Islands of...

Credit: Photo: Jürgen Bauhus As the climate change progresses, droughts are expected to become more and more common and more...

Credit: Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from the Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore (MBI) at the National University of...

Credit: BES Photo Archive (Millbrook, NY) A new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology reports that in Baltimore,...

Similar to other neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's is a disease in which the cognitive abilities of afflicted persons continuously worsen. The...

Credit: Jon Weidanz The University of Texas at Arlington has awarded three new seed grants for interdisciplinary research projects that...

Credit: Gregoire Dubois A University of Queensland-led international study published today urges the UNESCO World Heritage Convention to better conserve...

Credit: Bioarchaeology International Bioarchaeology is a young but quickly growing field that studies how people from the past lived and...

Credit: (Credits: Beat Scheffold; Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Switzerland). An exceptionally-preserved fossil from the Alps in eastern...

Credit: Brandon Martin/Rice University An ecological filter in a pond, such as voracious fish that feed on dragonflies and damselflies,...

Credit: (Beat Scheffold, Paleontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich) Grisons, 241 million years ago - Instead of amidst high...

PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2017 - The majority of reproductive-age and pregnant women who use opioids for non-medical purposes also use...

Particle-driven diseases sound exotic and include things like silicosis and asbestos, but actually also include much more common diseases like...

(University of Bristol) Understanding modern biodiversity and extinction threats is important. It is commonly assumed that being large contributes to...

Credit: © IUCN Elena Osipova Gland, Switzerland, 30 June 2017 (IUCN) - Illegal fishing, logging and poaching, are impacting two-thirds...

For the past week, 28 Nobel Laureates and 420 international young scientists have dedicated themselves to central topics in chemistry,...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 29, 2017 -- The Statue of Liberty is an iconic blue-green symbol of...

Credit: Steve Paton, STRI Visitors to the tropics are amazed by the huge variety of colorful, complex and sometimes ferocious...

Credit: Evan Buechley HawkWatch International and the University of Utah are partnering on two studies in the Horn of Africa:...