Biology

Ghent, 18 August 2026 — Beneath the soil, tomato roots are not passive anchors but dynamic biological interfaces where plants...

Australian women are turning to intravenous iron at a rate that has increased dramatically over the past decade, according to...

Scientists have uncovered a molecular sequence that helps cells decide when to begin copying their DNA, revealing how a dormant...

A hidden network of plant peptide hormones may be giving legumes a far more sophisticated immune system than scientists previously...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The last common ancestor shared by humans and chimpanzees may have looked less like a modern ape than many...

Engineered living cells are becoming miniature biological factories, capable of producing medicines, sustainable chemicals and other valuable products. They can...

A sudden surge in ant activity after pesticide bait is placed in a home or garden may not mean the...

Plants are often portrayed as nature’s quiet solar panels, converting sunlight into chemical energy with remarkable efficiency. Yet inside every...

Bees may be finding an overlooked source of protein in one of the most ordinary features of the Southeastern landscape:...

A new study has revealed that some Gram-positive bacteria may overcome one of the fundamental limitations of their cell architecture...

Cervical cancer may need more than a single therapeutic strategy, according to a new study that combines large-scale gene-expression analysis...

A new study is giving scientists an unusually detailed view of how the maize embryo builds its first leaves, using...

A new study suggests that attention is not merely a way for the brain to interpret sensations from the body....

An international team of researchers has identified a new genus and species of subterranean fish living in the water-filled sediments...

Plants cannot flee when their bodies begin to weaken. Instead, they must detect structural damage, identify its source and rapidly...

A hidden layer of the silkworm genome has now been mapped in unprecedented detail, revealing a surprisingly stable but evolutionarily...

In a discovery that could reshape scientists’ understanding of how photosynthetic organisms capture carbon, researchers have rebuilt a working version...

A microscopic root-dwelling bacterium may hold an unexpectedly powerful key to helping plants survive drought. A study published in Nature...

A plant’s response to excessive sunlight may depend on a detail hidden deep inside the molecular machinery that captures light:...

A century of preserved human tissue may soon become a far richer source of medical information. Researchers at Vanderbilt University...