Biology News Stories

A plant virus spread by aphids renders tomato plants irresistible to bumblebees, which rush in to pollinate them, a...

Living 500 years or more, a species of shark has swum away with the medal for world's longest-lived vertebrate...

A genetic change that rendered modern humans resistant to the effects of smoke may explain why we flourished while...

Inflammation and a build-up of fibrous tissue in the ovary as it ages is behind the drop in fertility that women...

Harnessing the power of fire may have unwittingly led to the evolution of tuberculosis, according to a new study out...

A parasitic plant capable of devastating food crops has met its match with the domestic tomato...

Speedy chewing robot munches on paleodiet to evaluate tooth wear rate.

The greater honeyguide bird has evolved to seek out and cooperate with humans to help them find honey, scientists...

A breakthrough in vaccination technology that could speed up the production of vaccines for Ebola, Zika or the Flu...

After 277 attempts, Dolly - the world’s first cloned mammal, was born on the 5th July 1996 at the Roslin Institute in...

Some of the oldest life on Earth can harness wavelengths of light that modern plants cannot...

DNA editing tools can be used to combat herpes viruses, Dutch scientists have shown...

The itchiness of a mosquito bite dramatically boosts the infection rate for viruses like dengue, yellow fever and...

A new way to find the optimal cocktail of drugs for patients with cystic fibrosis has been announced by Dutch...

Exercise is commonly associated with stress relief and well being. It could also be the key to improved memory...

A technique for producing anatomically accurate replacement bones using a individual's own cells has been...

Tobacco plant may light up the way to beat malaria.

An immune system reboot can halt the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), doctors in Canada have reported this...

When given the choice of plastic particles or zooplankton, fish prefer to eat plastic. Is it time to ban microplastic...

Opioid drugs, like morphine, can paradoxically cause chronic pain conditions.

A tiny organism that lives in soil has been found to reverse some of the physical effects of stress.

Study finds that having Botox treatment impairs your ability to read the emotions of others.

Researchers have discovered a new route, which could help explain the very origins of life on Earth.

养老金领取者接种11点之前4 times the immune response compared to those in the afternoon, new...