Ecology
Sep 5, 2025
Australia has some new marsupial species—but they're already extinct
You are probably familiar with kangaroos. Wallabies too, and most likely quokkas as well.
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Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2025
Red squirrels facing bright future on Isle of Wight, study finds
Red squirrels on the Isle of Wight are thriving and have sufficient food and natural habitats to support a growth in their population, a new study has found. Scientists also found that while the squirrels on the east and ...
Ecology
Sep 4, 2025
A 'ghost' of the Australian bush: Newly discovered marsupial species may already be extinct
A new species of a native bushland marsupial—closely related to the kangaroo—has been discovered but is already likely extinct, new research shows.
Biochemistry
Sep 4, 2025
Research findings offer new insight into blood thinners and bone builders
If biomolecules were people, heparin would be a celebrity. Best known as a powerful blood thinner with a global market of more than $7 billion, heparin is used during and after surgery and is essential to kidney dialysis. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 3, 2025
The cling of doom: How staph bacteria latch onto human skin
Imagine a child with eczema who scratches a patch of irritated skin. A tiny opening forms, invisible to the eye. Into that breach slips a common bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus.
Biotechnology
Sep 3, 2025
Mapping the lipid blueprint of vertebrate life in 4D
Researchers at EPFL have created the first 4D lipid atlas of vertebrate development, revealing how fats shape our bodies from embryo to organism.
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 2, 2025
Advanced model unlocks granular hydrogel mechanics for biomedical applications
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a novel framework for understanding and controlling the flow behavior of granular hydrogels—a class of material made up of densely packed, microscopic ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2025
8,000 years of human activities have caused wild animals to shrink and domestic animals to grow
Humans have caused wild animals to shrink and domestic animals to grow, according to a new study out of the University of Montpellier in southern France. Researchers studied tens of thousands of animal bones from Mediterranean ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 1, 2025
CRISPR's efficiency triples in lab tests with DNA-wrapped nanoparticles
With the power to rewrite the genetic code underlying countless diseases, CRISPR holds immense promise to revolutionize medicine. But until scientists can deliver its gene-editing machinery safely and efficiently into relevant ...
Evolution
Sep 1, 2025
In search of Denisovans: Genetic tools identify lost human relatives from fossil records
New genetic techniques are shedding light on a mysterious part of our family tree—ancient human relatives called the Denisovans that emerged during the Pleistocene epoch, approximately 370,000 years ago.
