Biology

May 26, 2026

New research reveals climate change secrets hidden in the Yukon permafrost

Credit: Trevor Porter A study from U of T Mississauga uses new research techniques to reveal alarming information about climate...

New guideline decreases breast cancer re-operation rates

Patients can avoid added stress and potential surgical complicationsCredit: UBC Okanagan photo A UBC medical student has determined that a...

Half-hearted: New insight into why the heart doesn’t develop properly in some children

Right-sided heart development requires rapid growth of precursor cells; silencing the gene Ccdc117 may impede that growth, leading to abnormal...

Gene responsible for toxic metal accumulation in durum wheat identified

Researchers complete genome assembly of durum wheat, identify gene responsible for cadmium accumulation University of Alberta biologists identify gene responsible...

Evolution from water to land led to better parenting

Credit: John P. Clare The evolution of aquatic creatures to start living on land made them into more attentive parents,...

How much nature is lost due to higher yields?

UFZ study reveals link between increasing yields and biodiversityCredit: UFZ Around 80 percent of land area in Europe is used...

MOFs can sense and sort troublesome gases

Credit: 2019 KAUST From astronauts and submariners to miners and rescue workers, people who operate in small enclosed spaces need...

Hurricane Harvey provides lessons learned for flood resiliency plans

ASU scientists use satellite data to map the Houston-Galveston area impacted by Hurricane HarveyCredit: Megan Miller Hurricane Harvey made landfall...

Falling levels of air pollution drove decline in California’s tule fog

Less fog may help improve traffic safety in the valley The Central Valley's heavy wintertime tule fog -- known for...

Reducing greenhouse gases while balancing demand for meat

Humans' love for meat could be hurting the planet. Many of the steps involved in the meat supply chain result...

Showy primates have smaller testicles

Well-adorned or well-endowed - but not both. Evolutionary biologists at the University of Zurich have for the first time demonstrated...

The return of Cthulhu — the small sea critter

Credit: Elissa Martin/Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History New Haven, Conn. - Cthulhu is calling from the ancient depths --...

Researchers tracking mercury pollution in forests

Team aims to find out how toxic substance cycles through the environmentCredit: Photo credit: Shiwei Sun for UMass Lowell LOWELL,...

Substituting healthy plant proteins for red meat lowers risk for heart disease

Study is first meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to look at health effects of red meat in diet by swapping...

Specialist enzymes make E. coli antibiotic resistant at low pH

Scientists long puzzled over why bacteria contain so many "redundant" enzymes. Why make several molecules that do the same job,...

Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farms

The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative impacts of cattle farming. The...

Empathy and cooperation go hand in hand

Taking a game theory approach to study cooperation, a University of Pennsylvania-led team found that empathy can help cooperative behavior...

Genome assembly of pasta wheat leads to new insights for modern wheat breeding

Credit: Simona Corneti Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK Gatersleben) participated to perform...

Study gives new insight into how climate change is transforming Virginia’s barrier islands

Credit: VCU A new study of Virginia's barrier islands off the coast of the Eastern Shore provides a fundamental understanding...

MDI Biological Laboratory to hold panel discussion on the opioid crisis in Maine