Biology

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

Credit: Alvin/WHOI Scientists at Caltech and Occidental College have discovered a methane-fueled symbiosis between worms and bacteria at the bottom...

Study by researchers at Brazil's National Disaster Surveillance and Early Warning Center (CEMADEN) also shows a rise in the number...

Light pollution suppresses melatonin production in perchCredit: Photo: Michael Feierabend Melatonin controls the body clock - high melatonin levels make...

Credit: James Rule A fossilised seal tooth found on a Victorian beach could hold the key to uncovering the history...

Credit: Angeline Leece. An international team, including Arizona State University researcher Gary Schwartz, have unearthed the earliest known skull of...

Credit: Zac Forsman A new study by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth...

Credit: Sally McC ay For the nearly 36 million Americans who experience panic attacks, the coronavirus pandemic is a potentially...

Credit: Darryl Lloyd Recent years have brought unusually large and damaging wildfires to the Pacific Northwest - from the Carlton...

Biochemists have created "smart" proteins that function inside human cells by turning genes on and offCredit: MolGraphics/UW Medicine Institute for...

Credit: Manu San Felix, National Geographic It's not too late to rescue global marine life, according to a study outlining...

Credit: Megan Jacobs, Baylor University, Texas You wait ages for a pterosaur and then four come along at once. Hot...

Credit: © Nam Cao Pollen: essential for the pollination of many plants, but the bane of allergy sufferers. Pollen warning...

Aust-German research shows opportunity triggered armed violenceCredit: InsideClimate News Researchers have found strong evidence that the risk for armed conflict...

Credit: R. Alert et al. Turbulent flows are chaotic yet feature universal statistical properties.Over the recent years, seemingly turbulent flows...

Rutgers study finds raising multiple species in the same area could benefit shellfish aquacultureCredit: Michael Acquafredda/Rutgers University Eastern oysters and...

Bacteria live in tiny clay-filled cracks in solid rock millions of years oldCredit: Caitlin Devor, University of Tokyo, CC BY...

Credit: Marine Biological Association The UK's plankton population - microscopic algae and animals which support the entire marine food web...

Credit: K. Koehler-Cole Cover crop impacts on soil properties depends on cover crop productivity. Planting cover crops early and in...

Credit: Sherry and Brock Fenton A newly developed wireless biologging network (WBN) enables high-resolution tracking of small animals, according to...