Biology

May 21, 2026

Gene variants provide insight into brain, body incongruence in transgender

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Some of the first biological evidence of the incongruence transgender individuals experience, because...

Study links three key variables to higher rural mortality rates in US

Credit: Health Affairs Since the 1980s, the all-cause mortality rate in the U.S for rural residents has exceeded that of...

Bumble bees prefer a low-fat diet

A bumble bee's diet affects survival and reproductive capabilitiesCredit: Dieter Mahsberg Bees are an important factor for our environment and...

Helping discover the diversity in soil

UFZ researchers develop meta-database for terrestrial microorganismsCredit: UFZ Microbiological communities, which include bacteria, single-celled organisms and nematodes, reveal a great...

‘Levitating’ proteins could help diagnose opioid abuse, other diseases

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - Researchers at Michigan State University's Precision Health Program have helped develop a...

Red coral effectively recovers in Mediterranean protected areas

Credit: @Aldo Ferrucci Protection measures of the Marine Protected Areas have enable red coral colonies (Corallium rubrum) to recover partially...

All things considered, wooden pallets are more eco-friendly than plastic pallets

Credit: Penn State Weighing in on a debate that has raged for decades, Penn State researchers, after conducting a series...

Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute announces three artists-in-residence

Year-long program embeds award-winning painter, jazz musician and author with scientists studying the mind, the brain and behaviorCredit: Anastasia Muna...

San Antonio partnership for Precision Therapeutics awards inaugural research funding

Research team awarded $200,000 to develop treatment for multi-organ failure due to sepsisCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Feb....

First-of-its-kind hydrogel platform enables on-demand production of medicines, chemicals

Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin A team of chemical engineers has developed a new...

Study links high stillbirth rates worldwide to gender inequality

Credit: Daniel Hallen for The University of Saskatchewan. In the first comprehensive study mapping global patterns of stillbirth rates, University...

Heart muscle cells change their energy source during heart regeneration

Credit: Hessel Honkoop and Fabian Kruse, ©Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Jeroen Bakkers at the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW)...

How cells respond appropriately in harsh environments arising from global warming

New thalattosaur species discovered in Southeast Alaska

Coral Reef Research Collection wins $100,000 International Science Prize

Credit: (c) ZSL A team of scientific editors has been awarded US $100,000 by Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers in recognition...

Is human cooperativity an outcome of competition between cultural groups?

Credit: Carla Handley It may not always seem so, but scientists are convinced that humans are unusually cooperative. Unlike other...

Brain links to embryonic immunity, guiding response of the ‘troops’ that battle infection

Tufts University-led team of biologists discovers neurotransmitter signals guide migration of immune cells to infection sitesCredit: Celia Herrera-Rincon, Tufts University...

‘Oldest bamboo’ fossil from Eocene Patagonia turns out to be a conifer

Credit: Peter Wilf A fossilised leafy branch from the early Eocene in Patagonia described in 1941 is still often cited...

New single-cell prenatal blood test can identify genetic abnormalities

Proof of concept study assesses DNA from numerous live cells using single-cell-based droplet digital PCR assay without cell fixation, cell...

Feeding bluebirds helps fend off parasites