Biology

May 20, 2026

Young children find a parent’s hug more calming than a stranger’s

Credit: Yoshida et al./iScience For infants as young as four months, a hug from a parent makes all the difference....

How scientists discovered our sense of place

Credit: World Scientific Have you ever wondered how your brain knows where you are, why your memories are tied to...

Pancreatic cancer blocked by disrupting cellular pH balance

Study findings highlight the potential of targeting pH balance as therapeutic approach to pancreatic cancerCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Scientists at...

Successful MERS vaccine in mice may hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine

Credit: NIH Researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia have developed a vaccine that fully protects...

Litter problem at England’s protected coasts

Credit: Marine Conservation Society Beaches in or near England's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have the same levels of litter as...

New genetic tools expand capacity to investigate microbes

Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences A team of international scientists has developed a suite of more than 200 new...

MCG’s GEM Lab offering coronavirus testing statewide

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University The Georgia Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory at the Medical College of Georgia Department...

Fungi found in cotton can decrease root knot nematode galling

Credit: Cesar Valencia Texas A&M University scientists found that a surprising number of fungi naturally associated with cultivated cotton were...

Artificial light in the arctic

New study examines how artificial light from research vessels affects fish countsCredit: Photo by Michael O. Snyder The Arctic polar...

What is the Asian hornet invasion going to cost Europe?

Credit: Prof. Franck Courchamp Since its accidental introduction in 2003 in France, the yellow-legged Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) is...

Invasive species with charisma have it easier

Credit: Jonathan Jeschke It's the outside that counts: Their charisma has an impact on the introduction and image of alien...

The ocean responds to a warming planet

New research indicates that upper ocean water masses are shrinking in a changing climateCredit: Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences We're...

Tiny marine organisms as the key to global cycles

New ways to understand the functioning of marine phytoplanktonCredit: Tom Deerinck, Mark Ellisman, Alexandra Worden Marine microorganisms, such as bacteria...

Oil spill: where and when will it reach the beach? Answers to prevent environmental impacts

Credit: ©Svitlana Liubartseva, CMCC Foundation In October 2018, the Tunisian Ro-Ro passenger ship "Ulysse" rammed into the hull of the...

Alport syndrome severity can be predicted by causative protein genotype

Credit: Assoc. Prof. Tsuyoshi Shuto A Japanese research team has successfully developed a system to predict the severity of Alport...

Identification of new factors important in maintaining lung function in the elderly

DsbA-L's versatile protective pulmonary function effects revealedLEFT: DsbA-L T/T genotype carriers are considered to have low DsbA-L expression levels which...

Cell muscle movements visualised for first time

The movements of cell muscles in the form of tiny filaments of proteins have been visualised at unprecedented detail by...

Viruses don’t have a metabolism; but some have the building blocks for one

Virginia Tech researchers discovered genes for cellular metabolic cycles in the genomes of giant virusesCredit: Dr. Chuan Xiao and Yuejiao...

Virginia Tech scientists reveal brain tumors impact normally helpful cells

Researchers at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute show far-reaching effects of gliomaCredit: Virginia Tech When the brain gets injured, star-shaped brain...

Deep-sea worms and bacteria team up to harvest methane