A hormone makes these plants thrive in the face of stress
It could help to engineer crops that can better cope with extreme weather.
Tag: Biology
These hard-bodied robots can reproduce, learn and evolve autonomously
Virtual code has become virtual DNA.
Immune cells from the common cold offer protection against COVID-19, researchers find
Researchers have found that immune cells from a cold attack Covid differently from vaccines.
Demystifying nootropics – Is cognitive enhancement even a thing?
Whether you're a college student hoping to improve your grades, a professional wanting to achieve more at work, or an ...
Turns out, some plants are also night owls
Plans are just like us... well, in a way at least.
Darwin’s century-old prediction about flightless insect seems to be on point
Turns out, Darwin was really good about understanding evolution.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library made over 150,000 illustrations and 55 million pages of research free to download
I have the utmost respect for everyone who made this happen.
New heart rate measurements suggest that blue whales are about as large as animals can get
Anything larger would need more blood than a heart can pump.
What is biodiversity
Diversity, 100% biological.
These spiders have super-black patches to help their other parts vibrant and colorful
Birds of Paradise have similar structures.
New bio-synthetic circuits can teach old cells new tricks — such as killing cancer
The work has only been tested in the lab but, so far, the results are encouraging.
Roundworms brought back to life after spending 42,000 years iced in permafrost
There are two ways to look at this: one is upbeat and optimistic, but the other is much darker.
Plants use underground networks to see when their neighbors are stressed
Despite their sedentary lifestyles, plants have a lot more going on than it seems.
A hundred years later, Captain Scott’s Discovery expedition can offer important climate change insights
Century-old samples might teach us something new about climate change.
Citizen science called upon to study liverworts and help quantify climate change
These plants could become our climate "canary in the coal mine".
8 Biology-inspired Gift Ideas for your Valentine!
Celebrate this day biology's way!
Biology can help patch the flaws in our robots, metastudy reports
Life to the rescue!
Book Review: ‘Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels: How Human Values Evolve’
A must-read book spanning time and science.
Celebrating life one awesome picture at a time: the Welcome Image Awards 2016
Big science going on at the small scale.
The world’s tiniest game of Pac-Man is both awesome and educational
I'm gonna need a smaller controller.