Biology

February 10, 2026

Glutamate receptor affects the development of brain cells after birth

Credit: RUB, Marquard Whenever we learn or save information, the so-called ionotropic glutamate receptors play a crucial role in the...

Why Tehran is sinking dangerously

Satellite data show over-extraction of water threatens Iranian capitalCredit: Mahmud Haghshenas Haghighi and Mahdi Motagh, GFZ Iran has a water...

Emily Day named Mangone Young Scholar

She also received the Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award from the Biomedical Engineering SocietyCredit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson Emily...

Scientists found new giant dinosaur

Credit: Alexander Averianov and Vladimir Efimov Paleontologists from Russia have described a new dinosaur, the Volgatitan. Seven of its vertebrae,...

Simple steps to climate-proof farms have big potential upside for tropical farmers

Climate-smart agriculture boosts yields, mitigates extreme weather impact and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. A study in Central America, Africa and...

Silicosis is on the rise, but is there a therapeutic target?

Credit: David Gosset / P@CYFIC facility / CBM / CNRS Researchers from the CNRS, the University of Orléans, and the...

Protecting cell powerhouse paves way to better treatment of acute kidney injury

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 6, 2018) - For the first time, scientists have described...

Food system organizations must strengthen their operations to safeguard against potential threats

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Researchers highlight factors that influence how effectively food suppliers and distributors can...

Classifying brain microglia: Which are good and which are bad?

New study is perhaps the most comprehensive survey of brain microglia ever conductedCredit: Michael Goderre / Boston Children's Hospital Microglia...

Postdoc in UC Riverside School of Medicine receives prestigious NIH fellowship

Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Rebekah Charney, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Medicine at the University of...

Fine-tuning renewables could help Texas balance energy resources

Rice University study shows increasing importance of wind, solar to state's power productionCredit: U.S. Air Force/Wikipedia Timing and placement of...

New butterfly named for pioneering 17th-century entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian

Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- More than two centuries before initiatives to increase the number...

Study: Tuberculosis survives by using host system against itself

Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists at the...

229 new species described by the California Academy of Sciences in 2018

From fish to flowering plants and seahorses to snakes -- spanning five continents and three oceans -- these new discoveries...

Using graphene to detect ALS, other neurodegenerative diseases

Credit: (Credit: Berry Research Laboratory, UIC) The wonders of graphene are numerous -- it can enable flexible electronic components, enhance...

30 years of experimental evolution results in a new sex chromosome

Credit: Manfred Schartl/Paolo Franchini On 3 December 2018, the laboratory of Professor Axel Meyer, University of Konstanz published new findings...

Sanofi, Sema4, Mount Sinai collaborate on largest Asthma study of its kind

Five-year multiscale study will follow 1,200 patients using advanced network modeling to make new discoveriesCredit: Schadt et al Front Pharmacol....

Write with heat, cool and then repeat with rewritable paper

Credit: American Chemical Society Even in this digital age, paper is still everywhere. Often, printed materials get used once and...

Spinal cord injury could throw off body's internal clock, study shows

Credit: Image provided by Andrew Gaudet. AUSTIN, Texas -- Although paralysis is the most noticeable result of a spinal cord...

Uranium in mine dust could dissolve in human lungs