Biology

May 20, 2026

Water pressure: Ancient aquatic crocs evolved, enlarged to avoid freezing

Study pinpoints minimum survivable size of Jurassic crocodilesCredit: Steve Castillo / Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution / Scott Schrage...

FDA approves first plasma therapy for Houston Methodist COVID-19 patient

Credit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(March 28, 2020) - Houston Methodist received FDA approval Saturday to become the first academic medical center...

Ecosystem services are not constrained by borders

Study evaluates and quantifies ecosystem service flowsCredit: Janina Kleemann What do chocolate, migratory birds, flood control and pandas have in...

Nafamostat is expected to prevent the transmission of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)

Credit: Image: 2020 The University of Tokyo. Nafamostat mesylate (brand name: Fusan), which is the drug used to treat acute...

World academies call for global solidarity on COVID-19 pandemic

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) urges countries to collaborate, use and share science-based information, and help the developing worldCredit: Illustration of...

Open Access multidisciplinary journal, All Life, launches

Taylor & Francis tackles the UN's Sustainable Development GoalsCredit: Taylor & Francis Launching today, a new multidisciplinary Open Access journal...

Microelectronics for birds

A tiny device to study the mechanism for avian magnetic orientationCredit: SPbU The scientists have discovered that magnetoreception in birds...

HKU team develops new wastewater treatment process

HKU researchers develop a novel wastewater treatment process to effectively remove health hazardous chemical contaminantsCredit: @The University of Hong Kong...

New metabolism discovered in bacteria

Researchers at Goethe University discover hydrogen cycling in the bacterium Acetobacterium woodiiCredit: Sarah Ciurus, Goethe University Frankfurt They make sauerkraut...

(Re)generation next: Novel strategy to develop scaffolds for joint tissue regeneration

Researchers in Japan develop a novel strategy for tissue regeneration, which is a better alternative to conventional tissue regeneration methodsCredit:...

Exeter researchers discover a novel chemistry to protect our crops from fungal disease

Credit: University of Exeter Pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security. Currently, we protect our...

In Earth’s largest extinction, land animal die-offs began long before marine extinction

New dates for fossils indicate land animal turnover extended for hundreds of thousands of yearsCredit: Photo courtesy of John Geissman...

Scientists predict the size of plastics animals can eat

New equation could help determine risk of plastics to any species -- and amount of plastic entering food chainsCredit: Cardiff...

Animals keep viruses in the sea in balance

Credit: NIOZ A variety of sea animals can take up virus particles while filtering seawater for oxygen and food. Sponges...

Bubbles go with the flow

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The...

How to identify factors affecting COVID-19 transmission

Engineers at Stanford describe potential transmission pathways of COVID-19 and their implications.Credit: NIAID-RML Much remains unknown about how SARS-CoV-2, the...

Reducing reliance on nitrogen fertilizers with biological nitrogen fixation

Credit: Beverly J. Agtuca, Sylwia A. Stopka, Thalita R. Tuleski, Fernanda P. do Amaral, Sterling Evans, Yang Liu, Dong Xu,...

Wildfire perceptions largely positive after hiking in a burned landscape

Post-fire surveys at natural reserve describe 'awe-inspiring' experienceCredit: Alexandra Weill, UC Davis When hikers returned to UC Davis Stebbins Cold...

What can be learned from the microbes on a turtle’s shell?

In an effort to help with and advance conservation, scientists have been investigating the microbiome of the protected Krefft's river...

Destroying DNA to save the genome — study offers new insights into sepsis and its treatment