Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

Play in the snow … for science!

These five citizen science projects call on you to observe your local weather and bodies of water, snow or no!

Emperor penguins officially a threatened species because of projections of population decline from climate change and ineffective conservation.

Bats play an important role in forest ecosystems because of what’s called trophic cascades: they eat insects that eat trees.

Health

Exercise may stimulate changes to the body at a cellular level, leading to new treatment possibilities for diet-resistant women with obesity.

Woodpeckers may not sing out melodies, but a new study hones in on how their drumming may be similar to birdsong on a neural level.

Zoology

Cats in a new study showed lower stress responses while listening to a certain type of music, which could help vet visits be less stressful.

Artificial sweeteners may have unintended effects on the body and the biosphere, so it is worth looking into natural sugar alternatives.

To better attract pollinators, plants change the chemical and physical properties of their petals to produce alluring colors.

Did you participate in the largest ever fungi bioblitz? Read about the citizen science push cataloging fungi diversity in North America!

New research shows that bacteria found inside plant leaves can transfer their nitrogen and might eliminate the need for nitrogen fertilizers.