Biology

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $12.5 million grant from the National...

Researchers found male squirrels store more food than females, and if a young squirrel leaving the nest nabs a storage...

Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A tiny insect, no bigger than the head of a pin, is threatening...

Credit: Tim McClanahan/WCS NEW YORK (February 13, 2019)--Marine scientists from the University of Queensland, WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other...

Controversial discovery suggests early complex organisms may have originated 2.1 billion years ago--more than 1.5 billion years sooner than previous...

By analyzing hundreds of estuaries at multiple spatial scales, new research identifies factors that drive marsh loss but may be...

Researchers point out that at the global level, the environmental contamination by POPs compounds is increasingCredit: Photo by Tadeusz Lakota...

Credit: Zhang Lab, Penn State A new method uses fluorescence to detect potentially disease-causing forms of proteins as they unravel...

Men have stronger positive correlation between fitness and brain function, study finds Rockville, Md. (February 13, 2019)--New research suggests that...

Credit: American Chemical Society Plastic bag pollution has become a huge environmental problem, prompting some cities and countries to heavily...

The Research Center for Gas Innovation is developing technology to separate CO2 and methane in oil and gas exploration and...

Each year, about 27 million tires end up in landfills, dumps and stockpiles, where they pose health and environmental hazards....

Credit: Philip Strandwitz / Northeastern University Research team studies the compelling connection between one of NIH's "most wanted" bacteria and mental health....

Coordination neededCredit: UT Arlington Data from 2017 Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and California natural disasters highlights key collaboration gaps and...

Credit: RIKEN The neural 'time windows' in certain small brain areas contribute to the complex cognitive symptoms of autism, new...

Scientists at the University of Konstanz identify fierce competition between the human immune system and bacterial pathogensCredit: Electron Microscopy Centre...

Carbon reservoirs on the ocean bottom caused global warming before -- and could do it again, according to research by...

Scientists uncover underlying genetic mechanism that leads to motor issues in autism spectrum disorders Researchers from Cardiff University have established...

Using biomedical modelling, researchers at TU Wien have developed a completely new type of wheelchair; specially designed handles make the...

New process combines 3D laser lithography with microfluidics -- publication in Science AdvancesCredit: Figure: Frederik Mayer, INT/KIT Three-dimensional structures on...