Biology

May 23, 2026

A secret in saliva: Food and germs helped humans evolve into unique member of great apes

Researchers say human and primate saliva 'could be overlooked hotbeds of evolutionary activity'Credit: Photo: Stefan Ruhl BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Two...

X marks the spot: recombination in structurally distinct chromosomes

Credit: Hawley Lab KANSAS CITY, MO-Two years ago, scientists from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research reported the 3D structure...

Fully recyclable packaging materials

Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and Colorado State University (USA) have developed a class of biorenewable, biodegradable...

Quantifying Hispanic and Latinx populations’ interest in genetic research participation

Findings reported at ASHG 2019 Annual MeetingCredit: José G. Pérez-Ramos HOUSTON, Texas - Researchers are increasingly prioritizing the need for...

Warmer nights prompt forest birds to lay eggs earlier in spring

Credit: Gergana Daskalova As climate change continues to cause temperatures to rise, the breeding patterns of birds such as blue...

New human reference genome resources help capture global genetic diversity

Findings reported at ASHG 2019 Annual MeetingCredit: Karen Wong HOUSTON, Texas - Scientists have assembled a set of genetic sequences...

Tailings dumped into Portmán Bay continue to release metals into the sea 25 years later

Credit: ICTA-UAB The waters of the Mediterranean Sea continue to receive dissolved metals from the mining waste deposited in Portmán...

How hunger makes food tastier: a neural circuit in the hypothalamus

Researchers at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Okazaki identify the neural pathways that cause hunger-induced increases in the...

Researchers uncover novel virus type that may shed light on viral evolution

Sweetened drinks represented 62% of children’s drink sales in 2018

None of the 34 top-selling sweetened children's drinks met expert recommendations for healthier drinks for childrenCredit: Bill Kelly, Kelly Design...

Reclamation awards $8.9 million for innovative solutions in water and power management

Credit: Bureau of Reclamation/Alex Stephens The Bureau of Reclamation is providing $8.9 million to 27 new research projects and 114...

Two new porcelain crab species discovered

Credit: T. Britayev and D. Martin Two new porcelain crab species have been described in the ZooKeys journal by scientists...

Increased risk of tularemia as the climate changes

Credit: Jolanta Dabrowska/Mostphotos Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a method for statistically predicting impacts of climate change on outbreaks...

Protein that triggers plant defences to light stress identified

To protect against damage from excess light, a newly identified protein triggers a defence mechanism in plant cellsCredit: Silvia Ramundo...

New survey confirms muscadine grapes are affected by parasitic nematodes

Credit: Ganpati B. Jagdale Native to the Southeastern United States, muscadine grapes are a superfruit. With high levels of resveratrol,...

Peeping into the black box of AI to discover how collective behaviors emerge

Credit: Gil Costa How do the stunningly intricate patterns created by schools of fish emerge? For many scientists, this question...

Targeting deeply held values crucial for inspiring pro-environmental behavior

Credit: Carena van Riper, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Given the alarming pace of climate change, it is increasingly...

Natural loss of foot muscle in rodents shares mechanisms often associated with disease and injury

New discovery around the evolutionary loss of foot muscles in the lesser Egyptian jerboa challenges expectations of how developmental tissue...

Tiny droplets allow bacteria to survive daytime dryness on leaves

Bacteria on the surface of leaves survive dryness during the day by huddling in tiny droplets -- a finding that...

New research to boost global date fruit production