Biology

May 19, 2026

Diverse livelihoods helped resilient Levänluhta people survive a climate disaster

Credit: Anna Wessman A multidisciplinary research group coordinated by the University of Helsinki dated the bones of dozens of Iron...

Feeling the pressure: How blood vessels sense their environment

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify the protein thrombospondin-1 as a novel extracellular mediator of mechanotransduction triggered by mechanical...

Warming climate undoes decades of knowledge of marine protected areas

Climate change and warming seas are transforming tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these...

Learn from past to protect oceans

Credit: NOAA Photo Library History holds valuable lessons - and stark warnings - about how to manage fisheries and other...

RIT scientists develop first 3D mass estimate of microplastic pollution in Lake Erie

Study shows different types of plastics accumulating in different portions of the lakeCredit: RIT Rochester Institute of Technology scientists have...

Dissolved oxygen and pH policy leave fisheries at risk

Credit: Figure courtesy of Breitburg, D., Levin, L.A., Oschlies, A., Grégoire, M., Chavez, F.P., Conley, D.J., Garçon, V., Gilbert, D.,...

Hummingbirds show up when tropical trees fall down

Credit: Photo by Henry Pollock, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - When the tree fell that October in 2015, the...

Dietary supplements an important weapon for fighting off COVID-19

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Supplements containing vitamins C and D and other micronutrients, sometimes in amounts exceeding...

Examining heart extractions in ancient Mesoamerica

New findings on procedures and meanings of human heart sacrifices in MesoamericaCredit: CINVESTAV Unidad Mérida Sacrificial rituals featuring human heart...

Common soil fungus could be ally in organic corn growers’ fight against pests

Credit: Nick Sloff A common soil fungus might be enlisted as a powerful partner by corn producers to suppress pests...

Iron deficiency in corals?

When iron is limited, microalgae that live in coral cells may compensate with other metalsCredit: Todd LaJeunesse, Penn State When...

Helping a helper: Uncovering how different proteins cooperate in DNA repair

Credit: Tokyo Tech Background DNA contains the information essential for life. It is therefore critically important to maintain the integrity...

North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer condition than Southern right whales

Credit: Photos: Fredrik Christiansen (left & center-left), Stephen M. Dawson (center-right), John W. Durban and Holly Fearnbach (right). BOSTON, MASS....

Gene-editing protocol for whitefly pest opens door to control

Credit: Jason Rasgon, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Whiteflies are among the most important agricultural pests in the world,...

Following the insect meltdown, numbers of orb web spiders have drastically declined

Credit: Rainer Altenkamp The abundance of large orb web spiders in the Swiss midland has declined drastically over the last...

Dramatic decrease in cold-water plankton during industrial era

Credit: Credit P. Spooner & D. Thornalley. There has been a dramatic decrease in cold-water plankton during the 20th century,...

Giant teenage shark from the Dinosaur-era

Fossil vertebrae give insights into growth and extinction of an enigmatic shark groupCredit: © Patrick L. Jambura In 1996, palaeontologists...

Jurassic Park in Eastern Morocco: Paleontology of the Kem Kem Group

Credit: Artwork by Davide Bonadonna The Kem Kem beds in Morocco are famous for the spectacular fossils found there, including...

Icelandic DNA jigsaw-puzzle brings new knowledge about Neanderthals

An international team of researchers has put together a new image of Neanderthals based on the genes Neanderthals left in...

Novotech COVID-19 clinical trial clients access new Asia-Pacific fast-track processes