Biology

May 21, 2026

Discovery of beneficial fungal taxa may help restore native plant in the PNW

Credit: Gretchen Freed, Daniel Schlatter, Timothy Paulitz, and Frank Dugan Camas, a seed-producing forb, grows in prairie and wetland habitats...

Fat cells can sense sunlight — not getting enough increases metabolic syndrome risk

Eye-opening study from Cincinnati Children's suggests that lack of sun can lead to problems beyond seasonal affective disorderCredit: Cincinnati Children's...

Insecticides are becoming more toxic to honey bees

Researchers discover that neonicotinoid seed treatments are driving a dramatic increase in insecticide toxicity in U.S. agricultural landscapes, despite evidence...

Advancing the application of genomic sequences through ‘Kmasker plants’

Joint press release of IPK, IPB & Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergCredit: Chris Ulpinnis / IPB Halle & Pixabay Gatersleben, 20.01.2020...

Avatar worms help to identify factors that modify genetic diseases

IDIBELL researchers have used gene-editing technology in C. elegans to reproduce human mutations that cause retinitis pigmentaria. With this method,...

Sanitary care by social ants shapes disease outcome

January 17, 2020

Social interactions of ants affect pathogen competition -- study published in Ecology LettersCredit: Gert Brovad Who wins in a competition...

New study identifies potential path forward for brachial plexus injury recovery

Credit: Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame On average, an estimated three out of every 1,000 newborns will suffer...

Fossil is the oldest-known scorpion

Researchers think it was one of the first animals to spend time on landCredit: Images courtesy Andrew Wendruff COLUMBUS, Ohio...

The carbon footprint of dinner: How ‘green’ are fish sticks?

Popular products generate significant 'post-catch' emissions, underscoring the need to measure what happens after fish are caughtCredit: UC Santa Cruz...

Study unravels new insights into a Parkinson’s disease protein

Research on alpha-synuclein highlights a potential therapeutic strategyCredit: Anderson, Hirpa, Zheng, Banerjee and Gunawardena, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Jan. 2020....

Cyanobacteria in water and on land identified as source of methane

Credit: Angelina Tittmann Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are among the most common organisms on Earth. A research team...

Physicists design ‘super-human’ red blood cells to deliver drugs to specific targets

Credit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University A team of physicists from McMaster University has developed a process to modify red blood...

Researchers develop first diagnostic test for novel coronavirus in China

A joint press release by Charité and the DZIFCredit: Photo: Dr. Fred Murphy & Sylvia Whitfield/CDC Researchers from the German...

Nanopore sequencing of African swine fever virus

Scientists discover link between ALS genes

Study holds promise for ALS treatmentsCredit: University of Malta The enzyme Gemin3 was identified as the molecular 'bridge' between genes...

A sea monster’s genome

Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London Sailors' yarns about the Kraken, a giant sea-monster lurking in the...

Pulling the plug on calcium pumps — potential new treatment strategy for pancreatic cancer

Credit: University of Manchester UK scientists have identified a new way to kill pancreatic cancer cells by 'pulling the plug'...

The mysterious, legendary giant squid’s genome is revealed

Credit: Alphonse de Neuville WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- How did the monstrous giant squid - reaching school-bus size, with eyes...

New dinosaur discovered in China shows dinosaurs grew up differently from birds

January 15, 2020

San Diego Natural History Museum paleontologist describes a dinosaur that is new to science, offers view into dinosaur-bird evolutionCredit: Ashley...

How cells assemble their skeleton