Biology

HKU imaging technology shows first discovered fossil feather did not belong to iconic bird ArchaeopteryxCredit: @The University of Hong Kong...

Credit: ESRF Some types of cancer cannot be treated with classical chemotherapy. Scientists from Inserm, CNRS, Sorbonne University, PSL university,...

Women who have undergone infertility treatment, such as in vitro fertilization, are more likely to experience severe pregnancy complications, according...

Credit: University of Plymouth Amprologix Limited, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has won a £1.2 million contract from the...

Credit: Roger Dickey The observed population crash in a colony of sooty terns, tropical seabirds in one of the UK...

New research estimates species' niche by treating above, below taxonomic levelsCredit: Dr. Hsiao-Hsuan "Rose " Wang, Texas A&M University COLLEGE...

Strategies for growing biomass for fuel can have economic, ecological and environmental benefitsCredit: George Furey/UMN In efforts to curb our...

Nutrition education programs for children should incorporate all family members who act as caregivers Many mothers have to navigate a...

Researchers hope to develop test that could detect early changes in blood flow to heart DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke...

Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, February 1, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing...

A mollusk with teeth that can grind down rock may hold the key to making next generation abrasion-resistant materials and...

Wildfire and mining join plantations as threat to forests; conservation policies and practices should reflect thisCredit: (Credits: 1) CNES/Airbus; 2)...

Washington, DC - February 1, 2019 - When it comes to processing coffee beans, longer fermentation times can result in...

Registered researchers will have rapid access to an "unprecedented scale" of clinical research data through the new Common Infrastructure for...

URBANA, Ill. - Rice coproducts in pig diets add fat and fiber, but too much fiber can decrease energy absorption...

Credit: KIT NCER The Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT·Chief Dr. Song, Chang-woo) National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2019 -- Whether you rock sideburns or baby-smooth legs, all shavers share...

Credit: Karl-Olof Bergman For pollinating butterflies, it is more important to be close to forests than to agricultural fields, according...

Directed evolution of a designer enzyme with an unnatural catalytic amino acid The impressively high conversion rates of natural enzymes...

Researchers have discovered a new switch that plants use to control their responses to iron deficiencyCredit: HHU / Tzvetina Brumbarova...