Biology

Researchers characterize the evolution of beak shape in relation to its many functionsCredit: Nicholas Friedman/OIST From toucans to hummingbirds, the...

The aryl-hydrocarbon receptor detects when bacteria increase so much in number that they become a danger to the bodyCredit: MPIIB...

Computer algorithms disassemble prey capture behavior of zebrafish into its componentsCredit: MPI of Neurobiology / Mearns What is the common...

Credit: Kobe University A research team at Kobe University Hospital have further illuminated the likelihood of cancer drug side effects...

Existing genetic variation in natural populations of Mediterranean mussels allows them to adapt to declining pH levels in seawater caused...

Credit: Purdue University/Gaurav Chopra WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - One of the challenges in using machine learning for drug development is...

Professor Patrick Labonté's team at the INRS reveals the key role of a cellular process in the development of the...

Some native plants can behave as invasive speciesCredit: Lyn Gettys, University of Florida A study out of the University of...

Credit: Hongbo Yang, Michigan State University Returning croplands to forests is a sustainability gold standard to mitigate climate change impacts...

Cancer stem cell-like cells that emerge after platinum-based therapy and cause relapse can be eliminated by targeting an enzyme in...

Marine scientists implement a social-ecological systems framework in 85 communities across four countriesCredit: Stacy Jupiter/WCS While many conservation plans focus...

A comparison of protected and impacted reefs in Cuba and Florida KeysCredit: (Photo by Amy Apprill, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)...

From monogamy to promiscuity, a new model explains the evolution of diverse mating systems based on the conflict between cooperative...

Research by an international team of scientists suggests Homo erectus went extinct between 117,000 and 108,000 years agoCredit: Russell L....

Credit: Selden et al. LAWRENCE -- Earlier this year, a remarkable new fossil specimen was unearthed in the Lower Cretaceous...

Credit: Andreas Jechow, Icons made by Freepik Melatonin sets the internal clock. Researchers from Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland...

Scientists track tigress in Russian Far East and learn there is lots of running around, wolfing down big meals, and...

Research reveals lessons from the Pacific about balancing community and environmental needsCredit: Dr Fraser Januchowski-Hartley. New research has found that...

How domesticated animals hold key to spread of virusesCredit: Swansea University Our domesticated animals - both pets and livestock -...

The regrowth of Amazonian forests following deforestation can happen much slower than previously thought, a new study showsCredit: Marizilda Cruppe/Rede...