Biology

May 21, 2026

Helsinki declaration on planetary health calls for commitment from the EU

Credit: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Scientific evidence shows that human activities impact global warming, biodiversity loss, land degradation,...

Microplastics from ocean fishing can ‘hide’ in deep sediments

Credit: Yinghui Wang Microplastic pollution in the world's oceans is a growing problem, and most studies of the issue have...

Scientists find far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting

Robotic kayaks were used to track meltwaterCredit: David Sutherland/University of Oregon Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end...

Fungal decisions can affect climate

Credit: Susan V. Fisk When we think of climate change, we tend to think about greenhouse gases, fossil fuels and...

Six patients with rare blood disease are doing well after gene therapy clinical trial

Treatment uses person's own stem cells instead of donor cellsCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Medicine UCLA researchers are...

Scientists create listeriosis-immune mice by turning off gene in myeloid cells

The study provides exciting material for understanding the mechanisms of the immune response to pathogenic microorganisms.Credit: ITMO University An international...

Researchers develop method to assess geographic origins of ancient humans

Study focused on ancient skull and mandible remains at Crenshaw, a Caddo Indian site in southwest Arkansas.Credit: University Relations /...

Protein pores packed in polymers make super-efficient filtration membranes

Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas -- A multidisciplinary team of engineers and...

Methanogenic microorganisms as workhorses of the industrial bioeconomy

Credit: (c) Nicole Matschiavelli The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the research consortium with a grant...

Hungry for hutia? Our taste for Bahamas’ ‘most peaceable rodent’ shaped its diversity

Credit: Kristen Grace/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Bahamian hutia, a large Caribbean rodent with a blissed-out disposition, presents a...

UT microbiologist receives DOE grant to investigate Peatland carbon processes

Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Department of Energy A University of Tennessee, Knoxville, microbiologist has received a portion of a $3.1...

Second of its kind ‘sharpshooter’ leafhopper from Brazil ‘strikes’ with its colouration

Credit: Gabriel Mejdalani When, in 2014, Brazilian researchers stumbled across a never-before-seen red-eyed leafhopper feeding inside the rosettes of bromeliads,...

Connecting dots between higher blood pressure early in life and dementia

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Whether elevated blood pressure early in life translates to increased risk of dementia...

Hundreds of UCLA students publish encyclopedia of 1,000 genes linked to organ development

Credit: Cory Evans A team of 245 UCLA undergraduates and 31 high school students has published an encyclopedia of more...

Getting to the root of plant survival

Findings could help scientists control root emergence and battle dry conditions brought on by climate changeCredit: Monica Moriak/ University of...

New bacteriophage fully characterized and sequenced

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 27, 2020--Researchers have identified a new bacteriophage that can infect...

19th-century bee cells in a Panamanian cathedral shed light on human impact on ecosystems

Credit: Paola Galgani-Barraza Despite being "neotropical-forest-loving creatures," some orchid bees are known to tolerate habitats disturbed by human activity. However,...

Children to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate change

Credit: UTHealth The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a "Viewpoint"...

Kiss and run: How cells sort and recycle their components

Credit: Biozentrum, University of Basel What can be reused and what can be disposed of? Cells also face this tricky...

Unique centromere type discovered in the European dodder