Biology

May 23, 2026

WSU grizzly research reveals remarkable genetic regulation during hibernation

Credit: Photo by Henry Moore Jr. BCU/WSU PULLMAN, Wash.--Being a human couch potato can greatly increase fat accumulation, hasten the...

UW receives $15.8 million NSF grant for instrumentation for new King Air research aircraft

Credit: University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming received a $15.8 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that will provide...

Coral reefs and squat lobsters flourished 150 million years ago

Squat lobsters have a colorful history going back to the dinosaur era -- a peak of diversityCredit: Cristina Robins &...

New tool improves beekeepers’ overwintering odds and bottom line

Credit: ARS-USDA TUCSON, ARIZONA, September 18, 2019--A new tool from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) can predict the odds that...

Scientists set to start $10M project to create health diagnosis tool for bees

York University to develop 'BeeCSI' tool to help Canada's rapidly declining honey beesCredit: York University TORONTO, September 18, 2019 -...

NOAA helps UT Marine Science Institute rebound from Hurricane Harvey

Credit: University of Texas at Austin PORT ARANSAS, Texas - After more than two years of roof repairs, window installations...

Extinct human species gave modern humans an immunity boost

Credit: Owen Siggs Findings from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research show modern humans acquired a gene variant from Denisovans...

The landscapes we are familiar with are disappearing due to the changing climate

Credit: Tallinn University Agnes Anderson, doctoral student of the School of Natural Sciences and Health of Tallinn University, recently defended...

Perot museum unveils exhibition details for origins: Fossils from the cradle of humankind

General public can learn what they'll experience when the world-exclusive exhibition of 'one of the greatest fossil discoveries of the...

Microbe chews through PFAS and other tough contaminants

Credit: David Kelly Crow In a series of lab tests, a relatively common soil bacterium has demonstrated its ability to...

Guppies teach us why evolution happens

Places, not predators, are evolution catalystsCredit: David Reznick / UCR Guppies, a perennial pet store favorite, have helped a UC...

Sesame yields stable in drought conditions

Credit: Irish Lorraine B. Pabuayon Texas has a long history of growing cotton. It's a resilient crop, able to withstand...

Genomic migration analysis shows antibiotic resistance moving from humans to animals

Credit: Clemson College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - A Clemson University professor's research has documented the movement of antibiotic...

Youth activism is on the rise around the globe, says author

On the eve of the Sept. 20 youth-led climate strike, author says the wave of activism has been building for...

North Atlantic haddock use magnetic compass to guide them

Study showed haddock larvae orient to the northwest at seaCredit: Alessandro Cresci MIAMI--A new study found that the larvae of...

Did microbes assist life in colonizing land?

Comparative microbiome study enables researchers of the Kiel based CRC 1182 to gain new insights into the course of evolutionCredit:...

Not the hairstyle, but the content: Hair indicates whether wild animals were ‘stressed’

Credit: Artemy Voikhansky, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55825509 While hair analysis has become routine in humans - for example for the detection of prolonged...

A Matter of concentration

Credit: Photo: Thomas Kunz Plants can grow whole new organs with the help of pluripotent stem cells throughout their entire...

New study measures how much of corals’ nutrition comes from hunting

Credit: Photo courtesy of Brian Zgliczynski When it comes to feeding, corals have a few tricks up their sleeve. Most...

Victorian hog deer genetics revealed