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Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms, encompassing a vast range of topics from the molecular mechanisms inside cells to the behavior of ecosystems and the evolution of species over time. It explores how organisms grow, reproduce, interact with their environments, and adapt to changing conditions. Subfields such as genetics, microbiology, physiology, ecology, and evolutionary biology provide focused lenses through which scientists investigate the complexity of life. As a foundational science, biology not only deepens our understanding of the natural world but also drives advancements in medicine, agriculture, biotechnology, and conservation.
SFU-led research team uncovers how fossil dragonfly relatives have been misclassified due to their striking…
A new large-scale study uncovers recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation events.…
Most of Northern California’s kelp forest ecosystem is gone, replaced by widespread ‘urchin barrens’ that…
Study finds that in nematodes, SKN-1B controls behaviors like foraging, eating, and resting. In nematode…
Plants use sugar-triggered superoxide signals to reset their clocks and manage energy through the night.…
Energy-providing bacterial endosymbiont enables its unicellular eukaryotic host to breathe nitrate, demonstrating that unicellular eukaryotes…
Nesting wild pigs may help rainforest biodiversity by limiting dominant tree species and allowing rarer…
Tracking the U.S. population of soupfin sharks yields firsts for science, implications for management and…
First Evidence of Intelligence Link Beyond Primates Much like the popular TikTok challenge where kids…
Cyanobacteria Could Revolutionize the Plastic Industry Microbiologists at the University of Tübingen modify bacteria to…
Small changes in form can lead to innovative breakthroughs in function, a new study reveals.…
Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger…
Neanderthals had the auditory and vocal capabilities for human-like speech, with evidence pointing to complex…
The MeshCODE theory proposes that memory is stored as binary patterns in talin proteins, turning the…
Fish Waste Plays Major Role in Ocean Carbon Sink New research has shown that carbon…
Three oscillating proteins cause new muscle cells to emerge from muscle stem cells in a…
Findings suggest this hippocampal circuit helps us to maintain our timeline of memories. When we…