Biology

UTA biologist receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and EngineersCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington Matthew Walsh, an...

Credit: Yang Yuanhe The temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition, commonly referred to as Q10, is a key...

Credit: Zac Cooper/University of Washington In recent years, the idea of life on other planets has become less far-fetched. NASA...

Credit: Videostill: ETH Zurich Also known as blue-green algae, cyanobacteria are a special class of bacteria that are able to...

NIH grant to fund research on pulsatility of pancreatic isletsCredit: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine ATHENS, Ohio (July...

In 2014, a virus called crAssphage that infects bacteria was discovered as part of the body's intestinal environment. Now, a...

New tool will support planting initiatives by local authorities, NGOs and businessesCredit: CEH A new interactive online tool is set...

An international research team has revealed a novel mechanism for the perception of endogenous peptides by a plant receptor. The...

Credit: Ratha Grimes The acidification of the oceans is recorded in the crystals of the coral skeleton. This is a...

Scientists reveal protein responsible for a bitter taste; but will it help us to eat our greens?Credit: Soon Goo Lee...

They look like smears of pink bubblegum on the rocks off British Columbia's coast, indistinguishable from one another. They look...

Credit: Virginia Tech The first image that may come to mind when someone says "logging" is trucks loaded with logs,...

Already 115 million years ago, tropical flowering plants were apparently very diverse and showed all typical characteristicsCredit: MfN Berlin Botanist...

Credit: Mitch Irwin, Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Ill. -- A new study led by Mitch Irwin and Karen Samonds of...

Credit: Lucy Hawkes Rising temperatures could mean no male loggerhead turtles hatch at a key breeding ground by the end...

Named for Black Panther's mythical nation of Wakanda, a dazzling new 'Vibranium' Fairy Wrasse enchants with purple scales and a...

A key cause for the pelvic pain experienced by women with endometriosis has been uncovered, potentially opening new opportunities for...

Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Agriculture contributes to 70% of total emissions by humans of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent polluting...

A simple finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics for people with the lung condition chronic obstructive...

Discovery of the gene controlling variegation in albostriansCredit: Josef Bergstein / IPK Gatersleben Plants with green leaves and stems are...