Biology

May 15, 2026

Ecological interactions as a driver of evolution

Credit: Fabien L. Condamine Understanding the interaction of organisms in the evolution of species is an important topic in ecology....

Unusual DNA folding increases the rates of mutations

Credit: Wilfried Guiblet and Dani Zemba, Penn State DNA sequences that can fold into shapes other than the classic double...

Bats on the rise

Bats carried aloft to almost 2,000 metres by air currentsCredit: Adria Baucells Bats are the only mammals that can actively...

All in the head? Brains adapt to support new species

Credit: Rich Merrill Scientists studying forest dwelling butterflies in Central and South America have discovered that changes in the way...

Covid-19 vs conservation – how the northern white rhino rescue programme overcame challenges

Credit: www.biorescue.org/Leibniz-IZW The BioRescue research project, a programme aiming at saving the northern white rhinoceros from extinction, exemplifies the challenges...

High greenhouse gas emissions from Siberian Inland Waters

Credit: Egor Istigechev Rivers and lakes at high latitudes are considered to be major sources for greenhouse gas emissions to...

Known tumour suppressor gene found essential for development, regeneration&stress-response

Credit: (Giannios, IRB Barcelona) Adult progenitor cells are present in the Drosophila fly as early as its larvae stage. These...

WVU biologists uncover forests’ unexpected role in climate change

Credit: West Virginia University New research from West Virginia University biologists shows that trees around the world are consuming more...

Scientists discover how a group of caterpillars became poisonous

Genetic research using Smithsonian collections reveals the evolutionary path of six toxic butterfly speciesCredit: Robert Robbins, Smithsonian. The Atala butterfly...

Combined bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire spell uncertain future for forests

Credit: Robert Andrus Bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire alone are not a death sentence for Colorado's beloved forests--but when combined,...

Brain protein that causes Alzheimer’s also protects against the disease: USask research

Credit: University of Saskatchewan Findings from a new study on Alzheimer's disease (AD), led by researchers at the University of...

AI researchers ask: What’s going on inside the black box?

Credit: Ben Wigler/CSHL, 2021 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor Peter Koo and collaborator Matt Ploenzke reported a way...

Tourism mainly responsible for marine litter on Mediterranean beaches

The global COVID19 pandemic may be an opportunity to rethink the model of sustainable tourisCredit: ICTA-UAB Researchers from the Institute...

Mixed and matched: Integrating metal-organic frameworks into polymers for CO2 separation

New strategy boosts the performance of membranes for filtering CO2 from industrial emissionsCredit: Chris LeBoutillier on Pexels One of humanity's...

New research reveals drivers of regionally different ozone responses to the COVID-19

Credit: TANG Rong The outbreak of COVID-19 raised a question about the relationship between anthropogenic emissions and air pollution, which...

Marmoset monkeys have personalities too

Credit: © Vedrana Šlipogor In humans, differences in personalities have been evident since the ancient times. Personality in animals has...

Richness of plant species reduces the number of viral infections in meadows

Richness of plant species reduces the number of viral infections in both wild meadows and meadows on the edges of...

Identification of three genes that determine the stemness of gastric tissue stem cells

Credit: Kanazawa University The human body consists of about 60 trillion cells that are renewed day by day to maintain...

Captive-bred juvenile salmon unlikely to become migratory when released into streams

Research findings have implications for the conservation and management of salmon speciesCredit: Tatsuya Tanaka Researchers at the Kobe University Graduate...

Synthetic protein quality control system in bacteria