Biology

UC Riverside researchers are helping the US Environmental Protection Agency eliminate animal testing Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are part of an ambitious plan at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA,…

Credit: Photo by Henry Moore Jr. BCU/WSU PULLMAN, Wash.--Being a human couch potato can greatly increase fat accumulation, hasten the onset of Type II diabetes symptoms, result in detrimental blood chemistry and cardiovascular changes, and…

Overturning a widely accepted fact, University of Miami researchers discover that fruit flies hate blue light and pick their preferred colors based on the time of day.Credit: Stanislav Lazopulo/University of Miami Department of Physics…

Squat lobsters have a colorful history going back to the dinosaur era -- a peak of diversityCredit: Cristina Robins & Adiel Klompmaker, UC Berkeley Coral reefs and the abundant life they support are increasingly threatened today,…

Credit: W. Jiao and Q. Zeng (EPFL) In 2018, breast cancer was the most common cancer in women worldwide, accounting for about a quarter of all reported cancers. One of the biggest problems with any type of cancer is metastasis; and…

Credit: Areas surrounding the Madidi National Park in the Bolivian Amazon has been identified as a vital 'at risk' wilderness area. The global conservation community has been urged to adopt a specific target to protect the world's…

Study reveals that coastal bird populations are resilient to hurricanes How can birds that weigh less than a AA battery survive the immense power of Atlantic hurricanes? A new study in Ecology Letters finds that these coastal birds survive…

Technological progress in the Levant fits a 'punctuated equilibrium' modelCredit: E. Ben-Yosef and the Central Timna Valley Project During the late 10th century BCE, the emerging Edomite Kingdom of the southern Levant experienced a…

New maps identify global wilderness regions that safeguard biodiversityCredit: Rob Wallace/WCS Wilderness areas, long known for intrinsic conservation value, are far more valuable for biodiversity than previously believed, and if…

Credit: ARS-USDA TUCSON, ARIZONA, September 18, 2019--A new tool from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) can predict the odds that honey bee colonies overwintered in cold storage will be large enough to rent for almond…