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News about biology, genetics, ecology and evolution, insects, mammals, marine science, plants and zoology...
10 May 2015
Results from the Genomethics study show that 98 per cent of people want to know about potentially harmful things in...
07 May 2015
Do you suffer from back pain? Blame your ancestors!
28 April 2015
Remains from a Stegosaurus burial site have led to gender identification. But how do you sex a dinosaur?
23 April 2015
Study shows that bees prefer nectar laced with neonicotinoids insecticides, which could have major implications for EU...
17 April 2015
Why knuckles go crack has been revealed by Canadian researchers.
17 April 2015
Canines have evolved to use their puppy dog eyes to boost 'love' hormone in owners' brain.
16 April 2015
Salmonella can be harnessed to kill cancers.
11 April 2015
Scientists have discovered that squid edit the messages read from their genes to a surprisingly large extent.
11 April 2015
US researchers have developed a more efficient, smaller tool for genetic engineering, effectively a pair of tiny...
10 April 2015
Plucking a patch of hair provokes nearby unplucked, resting hairs to regenerate, new research has shown...
27 March 2015
A new safer Ebola vaccine has been developed by scientists.
26 March 2015
How do bats avoid mid-air collisions? With a simple set of rules, new research reveals...
19 March 2015
Remembering one thing can cause you to forget another, new research has shown.
12 March 2015
New high-speed video of young praying mantises leaping reveals how they manage to land cleanly every time.
12 March 2015
Scientists have used ultrasound to remove Alzheimer's causing plaque from the brain
12 March 2015
Scientists have revealed we do the more socially acceptable human equivalent of dogs when they greet each other.
11 March 2015
The region of the brain responsible for how much pain we feel has been identified by scientists.
10 March 2015
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the Hessian Fly, a major wheat pest, in order to try and reduce its impact on...
10 March 2015
Scientists have discovered that our cells' 'spellchecker' doesn't work equally well across the...
10 March 2015
Researchers have found a region of the human genome associated with peanut allergy.
27 February 2015
Scientists have developed an anti-oxident that can reduce the stickiness of mucus for cystic fibrosis patients.
27 February 2015
Scientists have genetically modified plants to have their own specific insecticidal properties
20 February 2015
Nanoparticles that could help prevent heart attacks and strokes have been developed.
20 February 2015
Babies of young teenage dads are more likely to suffer from a birth defect.