Biology

May 22, 2026

ASU study shows some aquatic plants depend on the landscape for photosynthesis

Runoff from soils and surrounding environments provide life-sustaining carbonCredit: Lars Iversen All plants need carbon dioxide, or CO2 to live....

Protecting native vegetation on rural properties yields Brazil USD 1.5 trillion per year

Paper endorsed by 407 scientists in Brazil estimates the value of ecosystem services linked to nature conservation, such as pollination,...

New process kills mosquito larvae using bacteria in the male’s gut microbiome

Ben-Gurion University team wins gold medal for research at 2019 iGem CompetitionCredit: Ben-Gurion University/IGem BEER-SHEVA, Israel...November 14, 2019 - A...

MicroRNA comprehensively analyzed

Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Messenger RNA transmits genetic information to the proteins, and microRNA plays a key role in the...

What felled the great Assyrian Empire? A Yale professor weighs in

Credit: The British Museum The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt -- the largest...

Global climate change concerns for Africa’s Lake Victoria

UH researcher develops model to project lake levels in world's largest tropical lakeCredit: Emily Beverly Global climate change could cause...

Unhealthy habits can start young: Infants, toddlers, and added sugars

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics breaks new ground by evaluating a nationally...

No deliveries: How cells decide when to accept extracellular packages

Credit: Edward Partlow and Dr. Richard Baker Endocytosis, a fundamental process that cells use to take in macromolecules, functions a...

Genetics of species-specific birdsong revealed

Credit: Wang H. et al., PLOS Biology, November 13, 2019 Differences in gene expression led to different bird songs between...

Tuna carbon ratios reveal shift in food web

Credit: Danilo Cedrone, UN Food and Agriculture Organization DURHAM, N.C. - The ratio of carbon isotopes in three common species...

Discovery: New biomarker for cancer stem cells

Protein linked to tumor survival and spreadCredit: University of Houston In the world of cancer biology, not all biomarkers are...

Chitin-binding proteins override host plant’s resistance to fungal infection

Credit: Helena Volk, Kristina Marton, Marko Flajšman, et al. An insoluble complex carbohydrate, chitin makes up fungal walls and plays...

How the cellular recycling system is put on hold while cells divide

Research confirms repression of autophagy during mitosisCredit: Cook lab, Babraham Institute * The research uncovers the molecular intricacies of the...

Spot the difference: Two identical-looking bird species with very different genes

Scientists have identified a new bird species from the Southern coast of China, that diverged from its Northern relatives around...

Healthy mangroves help coral reef fisheries under climate stress

Credit: The University of Queensland Healthy mangroves can help fight the consequences of climate change on coral reef fisheries, according...

System by which plants have formed secondary buds since ancient times illuminated

Credit: Kobe University A collaborative research group has succeeded in identifying an important transcription factor, GCAM1, which allows liverwort plants...

Novel mathematical framework provides a deeper understanding of how drugs interact

Credit: CeMM / Franzi Kreis Combining two or more drugs can be an effective treatment of diverse diseases, such as...

Body language key to zoo animal welfare

Credit: Paul Rose Watching the behaviour and body language of zoo animals could be the key to understanding and improving...

Plants might be helping each other more than thought

Credit: Scientific illustration created by Dr I M Berenjeno (DhramaBeren Studio, www.dharmaberen.com) Contrary to the long-held belief that plants in...

A study warns about the ecological impact caused by sediment accumulation in river courses