Biology & Life Sciences

47+ min ago   (630+ words) For many years, scientists knew of individual bacteria that could break down pieces of fucoidan. But one fundamental question remained unanswered: Could a microbial community break it down completely, and if so, how? A new open-access study published in Nature,…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (271+ words) An outdoor recreationist recently captured video of a rare wolverine in Idaho's central mountains, Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said. The sighting occurred recently at a high altitude lake in the Pioneer Mountains, Idaho Department of Fish and…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (498+ words) You probably don't think of singing along to a favorite song as something you're doing for your brain. But whether it's in the car, in the shower, or with other people, singing engages a surprisingly wide range of brain functions…...

10+ hour, 40+ min ago   (809+ words) A mouse-sized bat that lives for decades appears to have evolved some of the same biological protections that help it resist cancer and viral disease. Researchers comparing eight closely related Myotis species found an extraordinary range of lifespans, from about…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (778+ words) " Correlation isn't causation" is one of the most repeated phrases in data science and one of the least explained. Here's what each term actually means, why the confusion happens, and four specific ways it goes wrong in practice. If you've…...

18+ hour, 14+ min ago   (535+ words) SHANNON, CLARE, IRELAND, September 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Announcing a new publication from Opto-Electronic... Physics-informed neural fields enable blind aberration correction for partially coherent quantitative phase imaging SHANNON, CLARE, IRELAND, September 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Announcing a new publication from Opto-Electronic Sciences; DOI 10.29026/oes....

16+ hour, 59+ min ago   (266+ words) The gravity from entropy (GfE) theory has been used to explain how low-entropy structures such as galaxies emerge and endure in a universe in which entropy increases with time. Using the theory, Ginestra Bianconi of the UK’s Queen Mary University…...

17+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1192+ words) News and comment on genetically modified foods and their associated pesticides For many years GMWatch has made the science-based case that the process of CRISPR/Cas gene editing is neither precise in operation nor predictable in outcome. In doing so,…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago   (443+ words) In the northwest of Santa Cruz, a reintroduction program for the coipo (Myocastor coypus) began a few years ago and is already offering results that exceed expectations. 15 specimens —seven females and eight males— were released in wetlands of the Parque…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1495+ words) We lie down to escape the weight of a noisy, exhausting world. But sometimes the place that gives us rest slowly becomes the place that keeps us stuck. What does it take to find the strength to stand? There is…...