Biology

Science historians at the University of Jena (Germany) explain Ernst Haeckel's definition of ecologyCredit: (Image: Anne Guenther/FSU) (Jena, Germany) "By...

International research team including University of Göttingen analyses tree regrowth across Latin AmericaCredit: Dylan Craven Tropical forests are being deforested...

Researchers at the Smithsonian Institute have proposed a 'demographic safe space' for Asian elephants, to improve conservation of these and...

Research uncovers a new genetic basis of a form of brain aneurysm, and suggests that it could be treated by...

Women who breastfed their babies are less likely to develop heart disease later in life, according to findings to be...

Many men continue to abuse steroids despite knowing that they have serious, life-limiting and potentially lethal side effects, according to...

Credit: Intermountain Healthcare A new laboratory-based method of estimating outcomes for patients with a severe pulmonary disorder that has no...

Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2019 - Reversibly paralyzing and heavily sedating hospitalized patients with severe breathing problems...

Credit: Per Persson/Stockholm University The first humans who settled in Scandinavia more than 10,000 years ago left their DNA behind...

Credit: Ulf Buntgen Accelerated tree growth caused by a warming climate does not necessarily translate into enhanced carbon storage, an...

Credit: MNF + Stewart Wilde An innovative use of instruments that measure the ocean near Antarctica has helped Australian scientists...

CT scan of 30-million-year-old fossil indicates echolocation evolved more than onceCredit: Rachel Racicot/Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University paleontologists are looking into...

New FSU study shows psychological concept underpins mating choicesCredit: Bruce Palmer/FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- When it comes to...

UNLV geoscientist, student among international research team behind discovery of ancient monkey species that lived in Africa 22 million years...

Credit: Erynn Maynard-Bean Removing invasive shrubs to restore native forest habitat brings a surprising result, according to Penn State researchers,...

Understanding the patterns underlying vegetation distribution is vital for creating predictive models to forecast responses of natural systems to global...

Credit: Jennifer Uehling When Stephen Pruett-Jones, PhD, an ecologist at the University of Chicago, first came to Chicago in 1988,...

Credit: Lianwei Li, Shengpei Zhang, Xinyu Liu, Rui Yu, Xinrui Li, Muxing Liu, Haifeng Zhang, Xiaobo Zheng, Ping Wang, and...

The Canadian Space Agency has commissioned an innovative biomedical device for an upcoming space station expedition called the Bio-AnalyzerCredit: Canadian...

A discovery of how stem cells are protected from viruses could inform the development of therapies for use in medicine,...