Life Sciences

The bee's knees question: What do the years of 992, 1443, 1853, and 1903 have in common?

of most or all worker bees from the hive of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera), where only ...

Blog Post - Norm Benson - Jul 17 2019 - 9:45am

Functional 3-D Brain-Like Tissue Created!

freely establish connections in all directions. Yet these gel-based tissue models don't live long ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2014 - 6:00pm

The Grim Story Of The Snowy Mountains' Cannibal Horses

that all was not well was our observation that these animals were emaciated, with ribs and bony hips ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 24 2014 - 1:00am

Greenpeace Says Its GMOs Are Better Than Science's GMOs, Still Hates Golden Rice

it been so successful that crops such as soya are now nearly all GM worldwide. Who knows best how to ...

Article - Jon Entine - Oct 30 2014 - 10:20am

Tree Disease Helps Forests

include bacteria, viruses and fungi. Spear says the researchers' findings suggest that "all ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2014 - 6:20pm

Lost Christmas Memories Might Be Able To Be Restored

National Science Foundation. Almost all the processes that are involved in memory in the snail also have ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 24 2014 - 9:00am

Brain like a Jelly?

axis of all animals, from sponges to vertebrates, the BMP signal pathway is also involved in the ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Dec 29 2014 - 11:49am

Understanding 'Plant Microbiome' Can Improve Farming And Plant Health

Nitrogen fixing All plants in natural soil have associations with microbes, including bacteria and fungi. ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 23 2015 - 1:30pm

Of Mice And Magnets

where the compass points-- or if it works at all. Animals with iron compasses don't seem to have ...

Article - Michael Greshko - Jun 25 2015 - 8:00am

What Do EU Countries Give Up When They Opt-out Of GMO Crops? And For Whom?

industries.   They, like all wine grape growers, are growing the traditional grape cultivars that have ...

Article - Steve Savage - Oct 9 2015 - 1:30pm