Biology
Special Selection
A team of global experts has discovered new signals of natural selection in humans. Credit: Michael Gurven A team of global...
Vilcek Foundation announces open call for $150,000 in prizes to immigrant scientists
In 2024, the Vilcek Foundation will award three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science of $50,000 each. The...
Rare in modern science: A new snake family was identified – Micrelapidae
Researcher from Tel Aviv University took part in an extensive international study Credit: David David Researcher from Tel Aviv University...
On a warming planet, these arctic geese rapidly found (and shared) a new migratory route
As the planet warms, animals that breed in the Arctic are at particular risk. But a new study reported in...
Ice Age survivors
The team analysed the genomes of 356 prehistoric hunter gatherers from different archaeological cultures – including new data sets of...
Real AI will need biology: Computers powered by human brain cells
The time has come to create a new kind of computer, say researchers from John Hopkins University together with Dr...
Gut bacteria are crucial for liver repair
When parts of the liver are removed, the body can replace the missing tissue. A team of researchers at the...
Book tackles myths about science of menstruation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new book from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign anthropology professor Kathryn Clancy takes an unflinching look at...
Woodcocks have the brightest white feathers ever measured
The mainly brown woodcock uses its bright white tail feathers to communicate in semi-darkness, reflecting 30% more light than any...
Pink + pink = gold: hybrid hummingbird’s feathers don’t match its parents
The Pink-throated Brilliant hummingbird, Heliodoxa gularis, has, unsurprisingly, a brilliant pink throat. So does its cousin, the Rufous-webbed Brilliant hummingbird,...
Mysterious new behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts
In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales around the world. Now, researchers in Australia think they...
BIAL Award in Biomedicine worth 300,000 Euros
The third edition of the BIAL Foundation's international award, the BIAL Award in Biomedicine, is now underway, with nominations open...
Better metric for prioritizing conservation of “evolutionarily distinctive” species
An updated metric for prioritizing species’ conservation that incorporates scientific uncertainty and complementarity between species, in addition to extinction risk...
In the end, it’s the individual advantage that counts
In a lake or river, between one and 10 million bacteria live in just 1 ml of water. Such a...
Jurassic shark – Shark from the Jurassic period was already highly evolved
Cartilaginous fish have changed much more in the course of their evolutionary history than previously believed. Evidence for this thesis...
Australia’s rarest bird of prey disappearing at alarming rate
Australia’s rarest bird of prey - the red goshawk - is facing extinction, with Cape York Peninsula now the only...
Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart sets historic record, prompts mystery
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A giant insect plucked from the façade of an Arkansas Walmart has set historic records. The...
Oncotarget | WNT-pathway medulloblastoma: What constitutes low-risk and how low can one go?
“The definition of low-risk WNT-pathway medulloblastoma may need to be refined in light of recent clinical data and newer biological...
Cells avoid multitasking
Textbooks will tell you that in dividing cells, the production of new DNA peaks during the S-phase, while production of...
Why are polders an important part of China’s water heritage?
As a civilisation originating from rivers, China possesses one of the world’s largest water resources and has a long history...
