When Acropora nasuta corals come into contact with the toxic seaweed Chlorodesmis fastigiata, they emit…
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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.
The females of superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) start singing to their unhatched eggs in order…
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has unveiled footage of a new species of…
Scientists observed two new colonies totaling 6,000 emperor penguin chicks near Mertz Glacier in Antarctica,…
Proteins fold spontaneously into precise conformation, time after time, optimized by evolution. Yet given the…
Scientists at MARUM and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology explore the unique diets…
Researchers have developed a lab-made material that can move itself using the building blocks found…
The spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii) is a little-known species of beaked whales. They were first…
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, a team of scientists measured changes in brain activity after…
Little is known about general anesthetics, the drugs that put patients in a coma-like state,…
New cell cultures from two species of blind mole rats, Spalax judaei and Spalax golani,…
A Dutch company, uniQure, states that it will start selling the first human gene therapy…
HMS researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined the current literature on the…
A team of scientists have designed a synthetic antioxidant, XJB-5-131, that targets mitochondria and suppresses…
A newly published study identified 71 additional genetic associations for IBD and suggests a strong…
The addition of a light-sensitive protein to a small part of a rat’s brain allowed…
An international team of more than 1,000 scientists participated in a new study showing an…
Young children think that they can hide themselves from others by covering or closing their…