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Annapolis, MD; February 16, 2022—A common refrain among biologists holds that the majority of Earth’s plant and animal species remain...

A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.Credit:...

Tokyo, Japan – The aroma of a favorite dessert can tempt almost anyone to follow the scent. By moving in...

Our immune systems have the potential to find and destroy cancer cells. But cancer cells can be clever and develop...

Parents face a trade-off between putting resources into their offspring versus using resources to enhance their chances of survival so...

Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered that the ancestors of legionella bacteria infected eukaryotic cells as early as two billion...

A positive-thinking bison, oryx or black bear has a better chance of a full belly and long-term health than a...

SAN ANTONIO (February 15, 2022) – Two weeks makes a big difference in treating the animal version of HIV and...

A new study from the researchers of the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary reveals that dogs...

New studies emerge daily on the effect of the human microbiome on human health: colon cancer, ulcers, and cognitive conditions...

A new analysis of the River Ganges in West Bengal, India, highlights how wastewater flowing into the river impacts its...

FRANKFURT. Bats are renowned for their echolocation skills, navigation using sound therefore: they ‘see’ with their extremely sensitive hearing, by...

RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 15, 2022) — Virginia Commonwealth University will radically expand treatment options for liver and liver-related metabolic diseases...

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 15, 2022 – It was a medical mystery: When University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists induced a...

RICHLAND, Wash.—A modeling study raises questions about how far respiratory droplets, like those that transmit the virus that causes COVID-19,...

Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disorder symptoms in adults...

SAN DIEGO – Trestle Biotherapeutics, a private company based in San Diego, today announced that it has entered into a...

Algae are more than just the green scum that shows up on aquarium walls. The tiny plants, when teamed up...

For female common yellowthroats, beauty isn’t just skin – or features – deep. New research provides evidence that large or showy physical...

SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 14, 2022) — Aneurysms are weak, bulging portions of blood vessel walls. These blood-filled sacs resemble balloons in...