Biology

May 23, 2026

Researchers see need for action on forest fire risk

New statistical approach: changes in forest fires in the 19th and 20th centuries were man-madeCredit: D. Bryka?a, Polish Academy of...

Elephant seal ‘supermoms’ produce most of the population, study finds

High mortality rates for young elephant seals means long-lived females dominate the reproductive output of the populationCredit: Dan Costa Most...

Pros and cons of genetic scissors

In combination with other methods, Crispr technology might one day render animal testing obsolete.Credit: RUB, Marquard Crispr technology has greatly...

HKUST researchers unlock cancer-causing mechanism of E. coli toxin with synthetic biology approach

Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology While human gut microbes like E. coli help digest food and...

Nature documentaries increasingly talk about threats to nature, but still don’t show them

Credit: Laura Thomas-Walter Researchers from Bangor University, University of Kent, Newcastle University and University of Oxford coded the scripts from...

Scientists identify previously unknown ‘hybrid zone’ between hummingbird species

Credit: Brian Myers We usually think of a species as being reproductively isolated - that is, not mating with other...

Hiding in plain sight

Early rice farmers unwittingly selected for weedy impostersCredit: Jordan R. Brock/Washington University Early rice growers unwittingly gave barnyard grass a...

New technology allows fleets to double fishing capacity — and deplete fish stocks faster

Credit: The University of British Columbia | Sea Around Us. Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their...

New sample holder for protein crystallography

Easier handling and less risk for fragile crystalsCredit: HZB Proteins are huge molecules that often have complex three-dimensional structure and...

More than lyme: Tick study finds multiple agents of tick-borne diseases

Credit: Santiago Sanchez-Vicente, Stony Brook University In a study published in mBio, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology,...

Palmer amaranth’s molecular secrets reveal troubling potential

Credit: Pat Tranel, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn, soybean, and cotton farmers shudder at the thought of Palmer...

Algae and bacteria team up to increase hydrogen production

Credit: University of Córdoba In line with the fight against climate change and the search for a sustainable future, the...

Study: We need more realistic experiments on the impact of climate change on ecosystems

Credit: © André Künzelmann / UFZ When it comes to the impact of climate change on ecosystems, we still have...

More predictive genetic risk score sought for type 1 diabetes

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 16, 2019) - Paul Tran is working to develop a...

Heart-healthy forager-farmers in lowland Bolivia are changing diets and gaining weight

People known for 'astonishing' cardiovascular health are going to market and changing their diets -- with the biggest difference being...

Eco-friendly method for the synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles

A team of scientists from Ural Federal University (Yekaterinburg), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and other collaborator have published...

Land restoration in Latin America shows big potential for climate change mitigation

Deforestation and Amazon fires grab headlines but 150-plus restoration projects in Latin America show where considerable advances at tackling climate...

Male Trinidad guppies find food thanks to females

Credit: Lysanne Snijders For male Trinidad Guppies applies: if you are hungry, seek female company. A recent study led by...

NASA-NOAA satellite’s night-time look at Tropical Storm Kiko

Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean in the early hours of Sept. 12 and...

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP tracks fire and smoke from two continents