Biology

Credit: Virginia Tech Systemic lupus erythematosus, a chronic autoimmune disease commonly referred to as lupus or SLE, has been compared...

Credit: Jennifer McCann and Amritanand Sebastian, Penn State While computers have become smaller and more powerful and supercomputers and parallel...

Extinct palorchestid marsupials likely filled a niche no longer occupied in modern AustraliaCredit: Hazel Richards (2019) Palorchestid marsupials, an extinct...

Structures inside rare bacteria are similar to those that power photosynthesis in plants today, suggesting the process is older than...

From buying impulsively to abandoning exotic petsCredit: Amphibians and Reptiles Recovery Centre of Catalonia (CRARC), Abandoning exotic pets is an...

Ribosomes, the essential machinery used for protein synthesis is recycled after each one round of translation. An enzyme called ABCE1...

Credit: Anna Roik Coral reefs are delicate ecosystems that are particularly sensitive to human influences such as climate change and...

Credit: Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum The neurotransmitter brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) acts in the muscle, so that during strength...

Boyce Thompson Institute researchers showed that ascaroside compounds from nematodes can protect rice, wheat, corn and soybeans from numerous pathogensCredit:...

Cichlids (Cichlidae) are a group of small to medium-sized fish that are ubiquitous in freshwater habitats in the tropics. They...

Credit: Rob McCauley A new study of the impact on marine life of seismic air guns, used in geological surveys...

As ecosystem engineers, forest elephants' dining habits are climate-friendlyCredit: Stephen Blake, Ph.D. ST. LOUIS - One of the last remaining...

Credit: Photo courtesy of the UA Museum of the North University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have linked specific chemical signatures...

Credit: UAF photo by Todd Paris A new five-year, $11.8 million National Institutes of Health grant will help University of...

SAN FRANCISCO - Dr. Michael Shlipak will receive the Department of Veterans Affairs' Barnwell Award at an award ceremony at...

Credit: Kobe University When cells change to a more specialized type, we call this process cellular differentiation. Scientists have revealed...

Tropical rainforests store large quantities of carbon dioxide, produce oxygen and provide habitats for many animal and plant species. If...

At today's rate, it could take another two millennia for science to document all currently existing species of multicellular lifeCredit:...

As Rocky Mountain region plans its energy future, study suggests reigning in greenhouse gas emissions will save hundreds of lives...

New research of MIT's Research Enterprise in Singapore's IRG, DiSTAP, revolutionises the creation of genetic material, enabling drastically accelerated development...