Biology

BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - A new review of studies on levels of urban exposure to airborne...

Expansion of oil palm production in remote forest areas requires careful planning and evaluation if the communities are to benefit,...

Integrative and Comparative Biology publishes paper by Hamilton's Cynthia Downs and Colgate University's Ana Jimenez Clinton, N.Y. - Why do...

Seasonal gaps in the supply of nectar from wildflowers could be leaving bees hungry at times when food is needed...

Long before scientists test new medicines in animals or people, they study the effects of the substances on cells growing...

A new way to store information in molecules could preserve the contents of the New York Public Library in a...

Researchers have linked some environmental pollutants with diseases, a decreased life span and signs of premature aging, such as wrinkles...

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 1, 2019) - Two new urine tests appear to accurately...

Marine scientists investigate the relationship between bumphead parrotfish and their coral reef habitat on a molecular level The next time...

As the Trump Administration prepares to cut in half the budget for the National Invasive Species Council, a group of...

The Beachcomber's Guide to Marine DebrisCredit: Springer Nature Strolling barefoot on the beach is one of life's great pleasures, but...

Credit: Eric H. Clifton, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University-led research reports that two local fungal pathogens could potentially...

Russel Caflisch, director of NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and Gloria Coruzzi, a professor in NYU's Department of Biology,...

Oceans in DeclineCredit: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Humans have had a tremendous impact on essentially every ecosystem there is, especially...

The system provides 72-hour forecasts of fine particulates Residents of New Delhi and nearby heavily polluted areas of northern India...

Washington, DC - April 30, 2019 - When rodents get infected by Toxoplasma gondii, the single-celled brain parasite that causes...

Malicious GPS spoofing, manipulation could alter the course of a ground vehicle SAN ANTONIO - April 30, 2019 - Southwest...

Credit: North Carolina State University If southern flounder live in warmer water during a critical window of early development, a...

Bielefeld researchers publish study on the flexibility of sensory perceptionCredit: Bielefeld University Researchers from Bielefeld University, Oxford University (Great Britain),...

Researchers have discovered differences in fat cells that could potentially identify people predisposed to metabolic diseases such as diabetes and...