Tag: Biology

Credit: Dr. Whitfield Results from a study published in Ibis show that how close Golden Eagles will fly to wind ...

Fully booked at the bottom of the sea: There seems no room for new bacteria on sand grains

Bacteria on the sand on the ocean floor do not change between the seasons. Presumably, there is simply no room ...

Innovative program entertains and teaches children about fish migration

Credit: Written by Merryn Thomas and illustrated by Ethan Kocak. It's important to communicate about hard-to-see and complex environmental topics ...

New 3D images of shark intestines show they function like Nikola Tesla’s valve

Credit: Samantha Leigh/California State University Dominguez Hills Contrary to what popular media portrays, we actually don't know much about what ...

Virginia Tech’s COVID-19 testing demonstrates power, versatility of academic labs

Credit: Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech In the early days of the pandemic, scientists at Virginia Tech created a COVID-19 testing laboratory ...

Using snakes to monitor Fukushima radiation

Researchers placed tiny GPS trackers on rat snakes to track their movements at FukishimaCredit: Hannah Gerke Ten years after one ...

Brain ‘noise’ keeps nerve connections young

Credit: © Laboratory of Neural Genetics and Disease / EPFL Neurons communicate through rapid electrical signals that regulate the release ...

Fish friends help in a crisis

New study sheds light on how relationships help survivalCredit: Amy Cox FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - It's good to have friends. ...

Bleak cyborg future from brain-computer interfaces if we’re not careful

Researchers warn of the potential social, ethical, and legal consequences of technologies interacting heavily with human brains.Credit: Portillo-Lara et al. ...

Climate change threatens food security of many countries dependent on fish

Millions of people in countries around the world could face an increased risk of malnutrition as climate change threatens their ...

No IgA leads to intestinal inflammation in mice

Credit: Department of Immunology, TMDU Tokyo, Japan - While researchers have known for years that immunoglobulin A (IgA) is important ...

No horsing around: super-fast Hendra test developed

Credit: The University of Queensland University of Queensland vets are diagnosing the deadly Hendra virus in horses faster than ever, ...

Study identifies MET amplification as driver for some non-small cell lung cancers

CU Cancer Center researchers get positive results treating patients with MET-inhibitor drug crizotinibCredit: CU Cancer Center A study led by ...

Save Our Seas Foundation announces a record 61 grants for 2021