Biology

May 23, 2026

Greater transparency needed over lobbyist influence on UK renewable energy schemes

Greater transparency is needed to understand the influence of lobbyists when delivering crucial renewable energy schemes in the UK, new...

Study sheds new light on the harms of air pollution

University at Buffalo research reveals how fluctuating air pollution at the Beijing Olympics affected local residents' bodies at the level...

Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders

Lipid discovered in soil-dwelling bacteria helps explain 'hygiene hypothesis'Credit: CU Boulder Thirty years after scientists coined the term "hygiene hypothesis"...

Coral reefs can’t return from acid trip

A new study published today in Nature Climate Change finds coral reefs are under threat from ocean acidification. The study...

Clean air taxis cut pollution in New York City: Study

New York City Clean Air Taxi rules are successful in cutting emissions and reducing air pollution, according to a new...

Compostable food containers could release PFAS into environment

Compostable food containers seem like a great idea: They degrade into nutrient-rich organic matter, reducing waste and the need for...

Striped maple trees often change sexes, with females more likely to die

Rutgers study shows how switching sexes could threaten populationsCredit: Jennifer Blake-Mahmud Although pollen has covered cars for weeks and allergy...

Climate driving new right whale movement

Scientists discover that rapid warming in the gulf of maine's depths is changing food availability and increasing risk to one...

Factors associated with elephant poaching

Credit: Photo: Colin Beale/Universität York Elephants are essential to savannah and forest ecosystems and play an important role in ecotourism...

Chloropicrin application increases production and profit potential for potato growers

Credit: Hutchinson C.M. St. Paul, MN (May, 2019)--The chemical compound chloropicrin was first synthesized in 1848 by Scottish chemist John...

Climate undermined by lobbying

First-of-its-kind study quantifies the effects of political lobbying on likelihood of climate policy enactment For all the evidence that the...

Severe air pollution can cause birth defects, deaths

In a comprehensive study, researchers from Texas A&M University have determined that harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere can produce...

Amatzia Genin selected as Fellow of The Oceanography Society

For original and sustained contributions to biological oceanography, through creative and comprehensive studies testing core hypotheses related to bio-physical interactions...

Study finds how prostate cancer cells mimic bone when they metastasize

Understanding this process could lead to innovative and improved therapies DURHAM, N.C. -- Prostate cancer often becomes lethal as it...

Inconsistent choice-making a normal part of how the brain evaluates options

Ryan Webb is an Assistant Professor at the Rotman School of Management. His research integrates the disciplines of Neuroscience, Psychology,...

Palm oil: Down from the conservation barricades and out of the rhetorical trenches

Oil palm is alternatively seen as a gift from god or a crime against humanity; according to science, it is...

Stem cell identity unmasked by single cell sequencing technology

Credit: Pixabay Scientists from The University of Queensland's Diamantina Institute have revealed the difference between a stem cell and other...

Studying the evolution of oceans — grant

Credit: Virginia Tech Frank O. Aylward, an assistant professor with the Department of Biological Sciences in the Virginia Tech College...

Thai dinosaur is a cousin of T. rex

Researchers at the University of Bonn identify fossils found 30 years agoCredit: © Adun Samathi/Uni Bonn Scientists from the University...

Fossil zooplankton indicate that marine ecosystems have entered the Anthropocene