Biology

May 28, 2026

Grocery-store based nutrition education improves eating habits

Adults with hypertension benefit from counseling that reinforces information received from primary care providers, according to a new study published...

FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2019 awarded to Sara Linse

Heidelberg, 11 February 2019 - EMBO and the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) announce Sara Linse of Lund University,...

Researchers develop flags that generate energy from wind and sun

Credit: Dr. Mostafa Nabawy, The University of Manchester Scientists have created flags that can generate electrical energy using wind and...

NIH researchers home in on genes linked to age-related macular degeneration

Findings point to potential treatment strategiesCredit: National Eye Institute National Eye Institute scientists led a collaborative study and zeroed in...

Motor enzyme protects genome through several mechanisms

Credit: Mattias Pettersson A helicase, Pfh1, can thanks to several different mechanisms protect the genome from DNA obstacles and damages...

Many Arctic lakes give off less carbon than expected

Credit: David Butman/University of Washington The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. One consequence...

New role for death molecule

To unravel programmed cell death pathways, investigators examine a molecule deemed unimportant, and find new functionCredit: John Dowling, Jefferson (Philadelphia...

NUS marine scientists find toxic bacteria on microplastics retrieved from tropical waters

When these tiny pieces of plastics are ingested by marine organisms, they may accumulate and be transferred up the food...

Scientists advance new technology to protect drinking water from Lake Erie algal toxins

The Journal of Great Lakes Research published the study identifying Lake Erie bacteria that degrades microcystin.Credit: Dr. Jason Huntley, The...

On the land, one-quarter of vertebrates die because of humans

Our species has 'disproportionate effect' on others, scientists sayCredit: ESF Humans have a "disproportionately huge effect" on the other species...

New device simplifies measurement of fluoride contamination in water

Credit: Marie-Thé and Etienne Roux Adding fluoride to water has been common practice in a number of countries, including the...

New target could help protect vision following optic nerve trauma

Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 11, 2019) - When a car crash or explosion results...

Your genes could impact the quality of your marriage

Specific genes relevant to how partners provide and receive support from each otherCredit: Binghamton University, State University of New York...

Better architectural design could prevent youth suicide

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Suicide among younger people is often so spontaneous that it can be prevented if...

Skyglow over key wildlife areas

Light pollution affects the skies over most of the world's key wildlife areas, new research shows. The study, by the...

New online resource brings science outreach to a broader audience

Credit: Mario Morgado/The Rockefeller University The RockEDU Science Outreach team at The Rockefeller University has announced the launch of RockEDU...

Rating riverside corridors — the 'escape routes' for animals under climate change

Credit: Bureau of Land Management Under climate change, plants and animals will shift their habitats to track the conditions they...

Genome scientists develop novel approaches to studying widespread form of malaria

Analyses of Plasmodium vivax parasite RNAs help understand transmission and antimalarial treatment response BALTIMORE, MD., Feb. 8 - Scientists at...

Anther rubbing, a new movement discovered in plants, promotes prior selfing

Most plants have developed mechanisms to prevent self-fertilization and its detrimental effects of inbreeding depression. Traits promoting selfing in plants...

Rice U. lab adds porous envelope to aluminum plasmonics