Biology
Mammals in the time of dinosaurs held each other back
Credit: Art by Corbin Rainbolt. A new study led by researchers from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, University...
What’s a calorie? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 17, 2021 -- Did you know that the calorie labels on foods are...
Jan Vijg to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
Jan Vijg to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery...
Two biodiversity refugia identified in the Eastern Bering Sea
Credit: Irene D. Alabia, et al. Global Change Biology. April 25, 2021 Scientists from Hokkaido University have used species survey...
Early biomarker warning of heart disease for diabetic patients
Credit: Newcastle University, UK New research has shown that people with type 1 diabetes may have features of premature heart...
New epigenetic regulatory mechanisms involved in multiple myeloma growth
Expectations for the development of therapies targeting KDM5ACredit: Associate Professor Hiroto Ohguchi An international team of researchers from Japan, the...
Global land use more extensive than estimated
KIT scientists benefit from a new set of maps created from high-resolution satellite data and statistics to prove that land-use...
The incredible return of Griffon Vulture to Bulgaria’s Eastern Balkan Mountains
Credit: Green Balkans, www.greenbalkans.org Fifty years after presumably becoming extinct as a breeding species in Bulgaria, the Griffon Vulture, one...
Heart attack recovery aided by injecting heart muscle cells that overexpress cyclin D2
Researchers used a pig model of heart attacks, which more closely resembles the human heart in size and physiology, and...
New cyanobacteria species spotlights early life
Anthocerotibacter panamensis, a newly discovered species of cyanobacteria, can help researchers study the dawn of oxygenic photosynthesisCredit: Fay-Wei Li ITHACA,...
Scientists rewrite the genesis of mosquito-borne viruses
Better designed vaccines for insect-spread viruses like dengue and Zika now possibleCredit: Associate Professor Fasseli Coulibaly Better designed vaccines for...
Sensors developed at URI can identify threats at the molecular level
More sensitive than a dog's nose and the sensors don't get tiredCredit: (Photo courtesy of Otto Gregory.) KINGSTON, R.I. -...
Nagoya University scientists reveal unprecedentedly versatile new DNA staining probe
New dye breaks new ground in versatility and capability, with applications in super high-resolution imaging and beyondCredit: Yoshikatsu Sato A...
Which animals will survive climate change?
Genetic changes in threespine stickleback fish driven by seasonal shifts could help scientist predict how certain species will adapt to...
Herbivores developed powerful jaws to digest tougher plants after the mass extinctions
Credit: James Ormiston Researchers at the University of Bristol found that plant eaters diversified quickly after mass extinctions to eat...
Evolutionary biologists discover mechanism that enables lizards to breathe underwater
Credit: Lindsey Swierk TORONTO, ON - A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto has shown that Anolis...
How widespread is lemur and fossa meat consumption?
Study reveals the prevalence of lemur and fossa meat consumption in villages around Makira Natural Park, northeastern MadagascarCredit: Charlotte Spria...
Species losses on isolated Panamanian island show importance of habitat connectivity
Credit: OSU photo by Randall Moore CORVALLIS, Ore. - Free from human disturbance for a century, an inland island in...
High genomic diversity is good news for California condor
First complete genome reveals high genetic diversity despite recent brush with extinctionCredit: Photo courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance...
Can fisheries benefit from biodiversity and conserve it too?
Biodiversity seems, naturally, like a good thing but when it comes to fisheries management, it can involve competing trade-offs.Credit: Credit:...
