Biology Archives – Page 26 of 35

It can be difficult to imagine how two organs that are so far away from each other in the body can be so intimately related.

From chemistry to biology to social networks, specific shared principles should guide how information is organized and how it cycles through…

An over-the-counter hormone supplement called melatonin, typically made from animal pineal glands or synthesized in a laboratory, was tested…

Organic farming and conventional farming each have their own strengths and weaknesses that depend on application.

It goes without saying that forests are important. As the lung of our planet, they strongly contribute to converting carbon dioxide that we…

Our understanding of animal cognition has grown dramatically since the days of Jane Goodall in the 1960s. Great apes, a family of primates…

Cancer is one of the greatest challenges of our time. A common misconception about cancer is that it is one disease. There are hundreds of…

You are on one of those trips where the travel is so tedious that even your cell phone looks boring. Not being able to sleep, you look out…

Animals are unable to tell us why they do the things they do, and curious scientists often want to find out. They set up experiments to see…

Nitrogen pollution is a big problem in standing water such as lakes and ponds. The nitrogen comes from many sources, often agricultural…