Biology

Detecting the ventilation strategy of honey beesCredit: (Image courtesy of Jacob Peters/Harvard SEAS) If you've ever walked past a bee's...

A study led by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has for the first time shown the antifungal activity of...

Should they be monitored, removed or left alone? Researchers provide guidelines and decision-making support The bottom of the Baltic Sea...

On 10 February 2019 Prof Dave Richardson from Stellenbosch University in South Africa and a leading scientist in the field...

UF zoology researchers solve mystery of how sea snakes quench their thirstCredit: Mark Sandfoss, University of Florida Surrounded by salty...

Feldman to be presented with Distinguished Scientist Award-Basic Domain at ACC's 68th Annual Scientific SessionCredit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine...

Credit: University of Groningen With bright reds and yellows - and even the occasional white - poppies are very bright...

Combining proteomics, genomics improves diagnostic accuracy for congenital neutropenia Routine sequencing has given unprecedented insight into the genetics of rare...

Extremely low frequency fields may have played an evolutionary role in living organisms, say Tel Aviv University researchers Lightning was...

Neurons respond to a variety of features of a surface, creating a high-dimensional representation of texture in the brainCredit: Matt...

Besides the obvious longitudinal growth, plants also enlarge in the radial sense. This thickening of plant stems and roots provides...

Scientists use stable sulfur isotopes to understand ancient microbial metabolismCredit: Photo credit: Guy Perkins and Mark Ellisman, National Center for...

Insights into the diversity of wound fibroblastsCredit: UCI Irvine, Calif., Feb. 08, 2019 -- New insights on circumventing a key...

According to popular belief, females prefer males with high social status (alpha males) when as partners to continue the race....

Credit: Photo credit: Hisaki I. et al., Acid Responsive Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks, Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 7,...

Canada and Russia have the most to lose or gain, say researchersCredit: UBC Okanagan According to a group of international...

Researchers have discovered that insects leave tiny DNA traces on the flowers they visit; the newly developed eDNA method holds...

Using data from Bristol's Children of the 90s study the research is one of a series from the University of...

Credit: EPFL Human tissues experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that can affect their ability to carry out their physiological...

Credit: Barbara Driscoll The abilities of various bee species to disperse influences the pattern of their population's genetic structure, which,...