Biology

Minimally invasive laryngeal surgery is entering a new phase in which the central goal is no longer simply to remove...

Scientists at the University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research have developed a...

Obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which the upper airway repeatedly collapses during sleep, may be entering a new era...

A new range-wide genetic study of the freshwater mussel Venustaconcha ellipsiformis has revealed how ancient glaciers, changing river systems, and...

A cell that has become cancerous, aged or otherwise abnormal may appear to have crossed a biological point of no...

Inherited retinal disorders are among the most devastating genetic diseases affecting human vision. They damage the retina—the light-sensitive tissue at...

For centuries, chrysanthemums have been shaped by human taste, regional horticultural traditions and the movement of plants across Asia. Now,...

Modern biology has entered an age in which the hardest part of an experiment may no longer be collecting data,...

Tropical mountain forests may be hiding a major biodiversity story several meters below the canopy. A study conducted in China’s...

Coronary artery disease has long been understood as a problem of obstruction: when a major vessel narrows or becomes blocked,...

A new species of groundsnake from the forests of New Guinea has been named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash,...

Younger adults with non-small cell lung cancer are substantially more likely than older patients to carry genetic alterations that can...

Loneliness is often described as an absence of social contact, but a new study suggests that the brain may reveal...

A formal author correction linked to a study in Nature Plants is drawing renewed attention to one of the most...

Scientists have kept human brain organoids alive and developing for more than five years, creating the longest-running laboratory model yet...

A human, an octopus, and a coral may appear to belong to entirely different worlds, yet their chromosomes preserve traces...

BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 20, 2026 — Longevity science is moving rapidly from the laboratory into drug-development pipelines, clinical trials and...

Selenosugars, a group of selenium-containing sugar metabolites that account for much of the selenium eliminated in human urine, have received...

Emotion words may be easier to understand as points on a map than as isolated labels, according to a new...

British zoos and aquariums hold more than 2,600 vertebrate species, yet only a small fraction of these animals are native...