Biology

Language and music may share evolutionary functions. Both speech and song have features such as rhythm and pitch. But are...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Natalie Farny is launching a $1.2 million, five-year project that could advance the use of bacteria for...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 15, 2024) — Some proteins shift their shape when exposed to different temperatures, revealing previously unknown binding sites...

'Dust clouds' at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea mining activities, descend at a...

The baobab (Adansonia) is a genus of trees with eight extant (in existence currently) species and a long history of...

The ability to regulate body temperature, a trait all mammals and birds have today, may have evolved among some dinosaurs...

NEW YORK, NY — What makes the oldfield mouse steadfastly monogamous throughout its life while its closest rodent relatives are...

The study revealed unexpected and sex-specific effects of germline regulation on longevity and somatic repair in vertebrates. Contrary to classical...

Bats, as the main predator of night-flying insects, create a selective pressure that has led many of their prey to...

Researchers have found that heavily used shipping lanes pass through crucial whale shark feeding grounds, posing a threat to this...

Thirteen undergraduate and graduate students at The University of Texas at Arlington are being honored for excellence in academics, research,...

Who were the earliest ancestors of scorpions, spiders and horseshoe crabs? A PhD student from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland),...

In the stomach, so-called parietal cells are responsible for acid production. They react not only to the body's own messenger...

Researchers at Macquarie University have found a significant portion of shark meat sold in Australian fish markets and takeaway shops...