Biology

February 13, 2026

Micromotors deliver oral vaccines

Vaccines have saved millions of lives, but nobody likes getting a shot. That's why scientists are trying to develop oral...

Gypsum as an agricultural product

This common ingredient in drywall can increase yields, improve soilCredit: Warren Dick Warren Dick has worked with gypsum for more...

Researchers find new treatment for Chlamydia

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new way to prevent and treat Chlamydia, the most common sexually...

Tree loss from bark-beetle infestation impacts elk habitat

Although elk typically adapt to forest disturbances such as forest fires and logging, a new Journal of Wildlife Management study...

ASU scientists study organization of life on a planetary scale

Credit: Hyunju Kim When we think of life on Earth, we might think of individual examples ranging from animals to...

Team developing virtual reality technology for training and assessment of colorectal surgeons

Project is supported by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Mark McCarty Colorectal surgery...

A taste for fat may have made us human, says study

Long before human ancestors began hunting large mammals for meat, a fatty diet provided them with the nutrition to develop...

Fruit and vegetables may be important for mental as well as physical well-being

Consuming more fruit and vegetables can improve your mental well-being, according to a new study. A key feature of this...

How men continually produce sperm — and How that discovery could help treat infertility

Using a leading-edge technique, researchers define the cell types in both newborn and adult human testes, opening a path for...

Daily and Mace win the Frontiers of Knowledge Award for their 'visionary' work in ecology

The BBVA Foundation recognize Gretchen Daily and Georgina Mace, two 'visionary' ecologists who have devised indispensable tools to compute 'the...

Researchers publish largest description of ST3GAL5 (GM3 Synthase) deficiency

Researchers have combined the largest description of ST3GAL5 (GM3 synthase) deficiency using detailed natural history data from 104 individuals of...

Growing the tallest is not always the best option

Chloroplast retrograde signalling discovered to be key to attenuate the elongation response to shade in plantsCredit: Jaume Martinez-Garcia Plants need...

New anti-CRISPR proteins discovered in soil and human gut

Scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU) have found four new anti-CRISPR proteins that are distributed across...

Leaves are nature's most sophisticated environment sensors

New research confirms that leaves are nature's most sophisticated environment sensors New research confirms that leaves are nature's most sophisticated...

Deaf moth evolves sound-production as a warning to outwit its predator

Credit: David Agassiz, NHM A genus of deaf moth has evolved to develop an extraordinary sound-producing structure in its wings...

Researchers track down new biocatalysts

Microbiologists at the University of Göttingen develop new phytase screening methodCredit: G A Castillo Villamizar Phosphate is a key element...

Following the light

Researchers show that corals adapt photosynthetic rates to prevailing environmental conditionsCredit: BIOS, Eric Hochberg Similar to forests on land, the...

A new culprit of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

Study finds blood protein destroys memory storage sites in the brain and may lead to new treatments SAN FRANCISCO, CA--February...

The ALS Association and the Tow Foundation commit additional $6 million to New York Genome Center

New funding to support Center for Genomics of Neurodegenerative DiseaseCredit: New York Genome Center Washington, D.C. (February 5, 2019) -...

Ice Age survivors or stranded travellers? A new subterranean species discovered in Canada