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It’s almost as if the grape varietal known in the U.S. as Isabella is being hidden, protected, or that the E.U. ban on Fragolino, made...
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I have made the point several times on this blog that creationists (among whom I squarely classify so-called intelligent design proponents) simply don’t get...
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For Charles Darwin, the problem of the peacock's tail, in light of his theory of natural selection, was vexing in the extreme.
Indeed, in 1860, writing...
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Researchers from the University of Hawaii, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, National Marine Fisheries Service and Projecto Meros do Brazil discovered a...
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In a perfect zoo there is Zoo Doo.
Some zoos in the U.S. offer an exotic way to fertilize their gardens through a unique method of...
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A study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown that a protein known for its role in inducing bone growth can also help...
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Fluoridation was adopted more by politicking than by science according to Edward Groth III, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, with Consumers Union, publishers of the popular Consumers...
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Cells obtained from menstrual blood, termed 'endometrial regenerative cells' (ERCs), are capable of restoring blood flow in an animal model of advanced peripheral artery disease,...
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Part 2 on The Plausibility of Life
How does evolution shape living things? The fact that evolutionary forces, such as natural selection, can shape living...
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Biological clocks are the body's complex network of internal oscillators that regulate daily activity/rest cycles and other important aspects of physiology, including body temperature, heart...
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When a cell begins to multiply in a dangerously abnormal way, a series of death signals trigger it to self-destruct before it turns cancerous. In...
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Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution have discovered a new species of bird in Gabon, Africa, that was, until now, unknown to the scientific community. Their...
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A new systematic analysis of the relationship between the neoplastic and developmental transcriptome provides an outline of trends in cancer gene expression. The research, published...
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Ever since Darwin, evolutionary biologists have wondered why some lineages have diversified more than others. A classical explanation is that a higher rate of diversification...
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) say they have shown how broken sections of chromosomes...
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Big question this morning! Of course, plenty of philosophers and scientists have wondered about the question of what is life, and the answer has...
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Scientists from the Wageningen University Laboratory of Plant Physiology and an international team of scientists have discovered a new group of plant hormones, the so-called...
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The unexplained bee disappearance known as Colony Collapse Disorder, CCD, is a problem that affects more than just honey producers. It may not seem like...
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Researchers have tackled the problem of cooperation (and the related one of the evolution of altruism) for some time now. Initial game theory models suggested...
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The victory stance of a gold medalist and the slumped shoulders of a non-finalist are innate and biological rather than learned responses to success and...
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Researchers have discovered a central molecular switch in fruit fly embryos that opens new avenues for studying the causes of birth defects and cancer in...
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Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) and UCSF have identified a key regulatory factor that controls development of the human vascular system,...
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How do you know when a scientific problem is finished? Biologists have been cracking open the cell and studying its molecular insides for a very...
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A study of 228 women has revealed genetic variants responsible for body shape, according to research published in BMC Genetics.
Based on work in the...
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As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein, resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced...
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Did you find a new bacterium and want recognition for it? For it to be recognized its name must be recorded in IJSEM, which...
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A newly discovered function for a hormone in melons suggests it plays a role in how sexual systems evolve in plants.
Scientists from several French...
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For dogs, just as for people, the saying “you are what you eat” applies. But modern pet foods are a far cry from the old...
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Scientists have unravelled a potential mechanism for how top-level rowers develop enlarged strengthened hearts as a result of long-term intensive training.
The research in the...
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South Africans don't use bug zappers or commercial flypaper to ward off pesky flies, but instead hang up a bunch of Roridula gorgonias leaves.
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