Biology

On the mountain slopes of the western United States, climate can play a major role in determining which tree communities...

A new baby is often welcomed with speculation about whether they got their eyes and nose from mom or dad,...

Credit: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Enzymes have clearly defined active sites to allow the substrate molecule to...

Credit: Aleksi Lehikoinen The greatest advances were found among short-distance migrants that winter in Europe or North America: about 1.5-2...

The benefits of the 'silver spoon effect' in mongoose pups extend across their lifetime, a new study has shown. Banded...

Nearly all non-Alaskan West Coast tide stations also saw higher seasCredit: © J.D. Loftis/VIMS. Researchers at William & Mary's Virginia...

Supplemental nutrition and other health services during the first 3 years of life led to the completion of 0.1-0.3 more...

Credit: George Sandler TORONTO, ON (Canada) - University of Toronto student George Sandler was shocked to see the rainforest floor...

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Until now, little has been known about the evolutionary origins of the...

New program widens NFCR's translational research scope, honors family's contributions ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR)...

Credit: McKelvey School of Engineering The transportation industry is one of the largest consumers of energy in the U.S. economy...

Credit: Image by Sophie Chambi-Trowell. Using two partially fragmented fossil skulls, a student at the University of Bristol has digitally...

New brain implants disguise as neurons, offering a potentially safer way to study and treat the brainCredit: Xiao Yang (Lieber...

Credit: Grigore Pintilie / Stanford University X-ray and electron microscopy techniques help unfold the story of protein chaperones. A combination...

For the first time, researchers have shown that a combination of perfluorinated substances in the mother significantly inhibits child growth....

Fat cells in the human body have their own internal clocks and exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, new...

New study shows dietary self-monitoring takes less than 15 minutes a dayCredit: Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist If you want lose weight,...

Community-driven MPA a major conservation victory for the 'center of the center' of marine biodiversityCredit: © Joseph Ascalon / SEA...

Credit: Copyright: Dominc Cram ANN ARBOR--Parents make sacrifices to allow their children to have better lives than they did, but...

BINGHAMTON, NY -- Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have uncovered the unique way in which a...