Tag: biology
Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary...
David Toews, Penn State
People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic...
Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth...
Scott Saleska, University of Arizona; Chris Impey, University of Arizona, and Ghiwa Makke, University of Arizona
From a distance,...
Some pro athletes keep getting better as they age − neuroscience...
Fiddy Davis Jaihind Jothikaran, Hope College
In a world where sports are dominated by youth and speed, some athletes...
If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire...
Elay Shech, Auburn University
Biotech company Colossal Biosciences made headlines in April 2025 after claiming it had “successfully restored...
Humans are killing helpful insects in hundreds of ways − simple...
Christopher Halsch, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Eliza Grames, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona
We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on...
Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by...
Allan Albig, Boise State University
Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably...
MicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of...
Victor Ambros, UMass Chan Medical School
The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine goes to Victor Ambros and...
EXPLORING NATURE
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety –...
Elizabeth A. Logan, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and William Deverell, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
