Biology

AMHERST, Mass. – In a broad-scale study recently published in Fisheries Research, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst quantified...

· Seabird populations under threat due to human activity · University College Cork research could have implications for offshore developments...

A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Czech Academy of Sciences has uncovered a new...

Upon their dispersals in Central and Western Europe by around 42,000 years ago, groups of Homo sapiens started to manipulate...

Solid-solution organic crystals have been brought into the quest for superior photon upconversion materials, which transform presently wasted long-wavelength light...

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have discovered how the naked mole-rat can save energy in hypoxia and survive in...

Research led by the Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has identified a small RNA molecule called microRNA-21...

Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual long-distance migration, which takes them over several thousand kilometres from the north of...

Cell division is one of the most critical periods of organ growth and homeostasis. Cells in the body proliferate at...

Wildlife trading on social media is a complex issue – but tech firms can take steps to tackle it, according...

A sugar-containing polymer coating could one day help repair artificial joint implants, like hip replacements, when they are damaged through...

HOUSTON ― New research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that treatment with antihistamines, a commonly...

Most human diseases can be traced to malfunctioning parts of a cell — a tumor is able to grow because...

A multi-institutional team of investigators led by bioengineer Ankur Singh has developed research tools that shed new light on a virtually untreatable...

OSAKA, Japan — In a new cohort study of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a disease...

Researchers in Japan have designed the first bottom-up designed peptides, comprising chains of amino acids, that can form artificial nanopores...

For a fungus, the right “accessories” can make or break a relationship with a plant Credit: APS For a fungus,...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., November 23, 2021—In California’s Sierra Nevada, western pine beetle infestations amped up by global warming were found...

In humans, the dopamine system has been tied to rewards and pleasurable sensations. As well as to memory and learning....

A group led by researchers affiliated with the Phycology Laboratory at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in the...