Biology
Virginia Tech researcher’s team discovers ‘missing’ sea sponges
At first glance, the simple sea sponge is no creature of mystery.Credit: Photo by Spencer Coppage for Virginia Tech. At...
Skeletal stem cells in bone development, homeostasis, and disease
SSCs are essential for bone development, homeostasis, and repair. Recent studies have identified distinct SSC populations in long bones, craniofacial...
‘Open gates’ in warming Arctic are expanding salmon range
New research has connected warming ocean temperatures to higher Pacific salmon abundance in the Canadian Arctic, an indicator that climate...
Small, but smart: How symbiotic bacteria adapt to big environmental changes
Studying the impact of the environment on animal evolution is no easy task, as most animals reproduce slowly and exhibit...
Insilico Medicine receives Health Innovation Trailblazer Award: Industry from UAE Genetic Diseases Association
Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, announces that it has been awarded Health Innovation...
Rensselaer researcher sheds new light on circadian rhythms
Circadian clocks, which drive circadian rhythms, are entwined with many essential systems in living things including plants, fungi, insects, and...
Allen Institute for Cell Science launches first disease-specific cell line collections
By Jake SiegelCredit: Dr. Daniel Bernstein, Stanford University By Jake Siegel Seattle, WASH.—June 4, 2024—The Allen Institute for Cell Science...
US pre-teens discover rare juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex; Science expedition chronicled in extraordinary documentary
Credit: Giant Screen Films Marmarth, ND – Three keen-eyed young fossil hunters made the discovery of a lifetime when they found...
DNA methylation clocks for estimating biological age in Chinese cohorts
The ovary is an essential organ for female fertility, and its age-dependent decline in function is a major cause of...
Human activity contributed to woolly rhinoceros’ extinction
Researchers have discovered sustained hunting by humans prevented the woolly rhinoceros from accessing favourable habitats as Earth warmed following the...
Frequent mowing puts poisonous weed into survival mode
By John LovettCredit: Courtesy Alejandro Vasquez By John Lovett University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station...
Microscopic defects in ice shape how massive glaciers flow, study shows
As they seep and calve into the sea, melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising global water levels at unprecedented...
‘life in the ocean touches everyone’: US rolls out first national ocean biodiversity strategy
Roughly 2 million species live in the world’s ocean. But scientists have only described a mere 10% of them. With...
Captivating blue-colored ant discovered in India’s remote Siang Valley
Nothing like the common red, black, or brown ants, a stunning blue ant has been discovered from Yingku village in...
Food, not sex, drove the evolution of giraffes’ long neck, new study finds
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Why do giraffes have such long necks? A study led by Penn State biologists explores how...
Suissa study has high hopes for plant-ant partnerships
Collaborations across research disciplines can lead to unexpected breakthroughs and discoveries. Collaborations across species lead to unexpected evolutionary paths of...
LJI scientists develop new method to match genes to their molecular ‘switches’
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have developed a new computational method for linking molecular marks...
Wire snare removal in protected areas is labor-intensive but effective – and essential to solving the Southeast Asian snaring crisis
Snaring – a non-selective method of poaching using wire traps – is widespread in tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Snaring...
Researchers unveil sperm release mechanism in bryophytes
Using liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) as a model, researchers led by Prof. LI Hongju from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental...
Fungus breaks down ocean plastic
A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV...
