Biology

WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Nipam Patel, director of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and a professor at the University of...

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  — Some of the ocean’s tiniest organisms get swept into underwater currents that act as a conduit that...

LA JOLLA—Salk Institute Professor Susan Kaech has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Kaech is one of 120 new members...

Plant life first emerged on land about 550 million years ago, and an international research team co-led by University of...

In recognition of a rapidly growing field, Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (COECS) has created a...

Play is widespread, but far from ubiquitous, across the animal kingdom. Especially common in mammals, play is also known to...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring...

A parasite that not only feeds of its host, but also makes the host change its own metabolism and thus...

Antibiotic medicines became a popular treatment for bacterial infections in the early 20th century and emerged as a transformational tool...

The gut microbiota is the microbial community that occupies the gastrointestinal tract. It is responsible for producing enzymes, metabolites, and other...

A new species of the Japanese lily known as sukashiyuri has been identified for the first time since 1914 by...

As an undergraduate student in The University of Texas at Arlington’s Honors College, Hannah Selvarathinam knew she wanted to conduct research....

“ these findings may help to advance our understanding of the pathogenesis of corneal endothelial disease and may lead to...

LAWRENCE — A study of body size in leaf-nosed bats of the Solomon Islands has revealed surprising genetic diversity among nearly indistinguishable...