Brown bears foraging for food in the Shiretoko Peninsula of Hokkaido, Japan, have been disrupting tree growth in artificial conifer forests, according to a new… Read More »Study reveals brown bear activity in conifer forests negatively impacts tree growth
A diet based on resistant starch promotes a favorable composition of the gut microbiome in obese people. This leads to weight reduction and measurable positive… Read More »Gut bacteria key to weight loss from resistant starch diet, study finds
A University of Kansas study of rare gene mutations that cause hereditary Alzheimer’s disease shows these mutations disrupt the production of a small sticky protein… Read More »Study finds disrupted amyloid production, not plaques, may trigger Alzheimer’s
Imagine you find the dried-up remains of a once green and lush philodendron on your bookshelf and realize you can’t remember the last time you… Read More »Mosses reveal insights into plant evolution and strategies for desiccation tolerance
Although you may never have heard of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes, these proteins play diverse and critical roles in humans through the metabolic… Read More »Researchers unravel the mechanism of a key enzyme in sterol biosynthesis
A discovery in the field of catalysis has emerged from the laboratories of Professor Jaeheung Cho and his team in the Department of Chemistry at… Read More »Scientists develop revolutionary copper catalyst capable of breaking tough C-H bonds
For more than a quarter of a century, archaeologists have dedicated their efforts to excavating the historic site of Tell es-Safi in Israel, the ancient… Read More »Research unveils ritualistic uses of plants in ancient Philistine culture
The human body is colonized by a variety of different microorganisms such as bacteria, yeasts and fungi. All these microbial co-inhabitants—known as the microbiome or… Read More »Researchers discover new bacterial group in the gut microbiome
Researchers have shown that inedible species of butterfly that mimic each others’ color patterns have also evolved similar flight behaviors to warn predators and avoid… Read More »New research shows mimicking butterflies also share flight behaviors to deter predators
Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It explores a vast range of topics, including the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and… Read More »Biology