Biology

May 25, 2026

New key stages discovered in how plants prepare to make sex cells for reproduction

Birds do it. Bees do it. Plants do it, too. And for good reason: Sexual reproduction has evolved as nature's...

Study reveals massive ecological and economic impacts of woody weed invasion in Ethiopia

CABI scientists have revealed the massive ecological and economic impacts that the invasive alien tree Prosopis juliflora has had across...

p62 and Nrf2 are essential for exercise-mediated enhancement of antioxidant protein in muscle

Credit: Mitsuharu Okutsu Skeletal muscle mass and function becomes progressively compromised with aging, chronic disease, and physical inactivity. Oxidative stress...

Wristbands do a health check while you work out

Credit: © KAUST 2019 Next-generation fitness sensors could give deeper insights into human health through noninvasive testing of bodily fluids....

Researchers trace 3,000 years of monsoons through shell fossils

Credit: Katsura Yamada, Shinshu University, Japan The tiny shells at the bottom of Lake Nakaumi in southwest Japan may contain...

New tech will detect infant breathing problems

Wearable technology will monitor respiratory rate among new-born babies An innovative wearable sensor to monitor new-born babies in poor areas...

Exploring proteomics and metabolomics through NMR studies

This eBook is edited by Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, published on April 3, 2019 Bentham Science's seventh volume of Applications of NMR...

Place-based management can protect coral reefs in a changing climate

Credit: Kostantinos Stamoulis Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) and the State of Hawai'i Department of...

Early melting of winter snowfall advances the Arctic springtime

Credit: Sandra Angers-Blondin The early arrival of spring in parts of the Arctic is driven by winter snow melting sooner...

Study: Microbes could influence earth’s geological processes as much as volcanoes

Audio bites availableCredit: Photo by Tom Owens. By acting as gatekeepers, microbes can affect geological processes that move carbon from...

Fossil crab reveals a new branch in the tree of life

Credit: Images by Daniel Ocampo R., Vencejo Films, & Javier Luque, Yale University / animation and 3D reconstruction by Alex...

Freshwater fish species richness has increased in Ohio River Basin since ’60s

The taxonomic and trophic composition of freshwater fishes in the Ohio River Basin has changed significantly in recent decades, possibly...

Biologists share $1.83 million to explore why plant genomes duplicate

How genome doubling influences key crop plantsCredit: Joel Sharbrough/Colorado State University When humans are born, we inherit one set of...

Chemotherapy or not?

Research in artificial intelligence by Case Western Reserve scientists give hope to patients of lung and breast cancer; new discoveries...

Geography study finds hot days lead to wildfires

University of Cincinnati researchers examined weather factors that contribute to devastating western wildfires; they found that wildfires were most likely...

Elemental old-timer makes the universe look like a toddler

Rice University physicists help discover evidence that xenon isotope's half-life tops all so farCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University In terms of...

Changes in rainfall and temperatures have already impacted water quality

Climate key factor in how much nitrogen ended up in the water systemCredit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens,...

Risk and unnaturalness cannot justify EU’s strict policy on GMO

Credit: University of Copenhagen The EU's policy on GMO is extremely strict and prevents new GMO crops from being authorized....

New perennial brome-grass from Iberian Peninsula named after Picos de Europa National Park

Credit: Dr Carmen Acedo Picos de Europa National Park has given its name to a new species of perennial bromegrass,...

Hypersociability in Williams syndrome result of Myelination deficits