Biology

Leuven, Belgium — 28 July 2026 — Researchers from VIB and KU Leuven, working with international collaborators, report that disabling...

Sperm whales don’t sleep the way most animals do. Instead of drifting quietly at the surface, these massive mammals can...

Natural cell membranes excel at biological recognition, but translating their sensing abilities into practical devices is notoriously difficult. Once embedded...

Primate color vision depends on three cone pigments that all bind the same chromophore, 11-cis-retinal. Yet small differences in the...

Antibiotic resistance is evolving faster than many treatment pipelines can keep up with, largely because bacteria can acquire survival traits...

A new multi-center Phase 1 study is testing casdatifan, an investigational oral therapy designed to inhibit hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α),...

Aging intervertebral discs are a major contributor to chronic low back pain, yet the biological chain of events that turns...

Under prolonged stretch, epithelial tissues can’t simply “hold on”—they remodel. A new Nature Physics study from IBEC reveals how cells...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified a precise way the Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) pathway is regulated during...

Viral memories may be more than a brain phenomenon. French writer Marcel Proust’s childhood recollections—triggered by the taste of a...

BirdNET Live, the newest evolution of the popular BirdNET bird-call identifier, is designed for one hard problem: getting reliable species...

The World Cultural Council has announced that Professor Katerina Harvati will receive the 2026 Albert Einstein World Award of Science....

Two newly described land-snail species have expanded Europe’s known Cochlostoma fauna, according to a new open-access study published in Biodiversity...

Chlamydomonas chlororibosome architecture mapped by cryo-ET and purified ribosome cryo-EM A new report in Nature Plants combines in situ cryo-electron...

Akkermansia muciniphila, the gut bacterium often linked to metabolic and immune balance, has long intrigued researchers because it thrives on...

Insect wings are packed with sensory equipment, but the question of whether moths could truly “smell” with their wings has...

For thousands of years, silk has been prized for its remarkable strength, luster, and versatility—yet the biochemical choreography that converts...

Aging skeletal muscle often weakens early, limiting repair after injury and contributing to stiffness, fat infiltration, and loss of fast-twitch...

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), driven by SFTS virus, can trigger life-threatening systemic inflammation, yet targeted host-directed therapies have...

Saber-toothed cats (Smilodon fatalis) from the La Brea Tar Pits preserve more than just bones—they also retain a medical record...