Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

A Day in the Life of a Vascular Biologist

A vascular biologist studies blood vessels. Follow one in the lab as she conducts blood cell research and learn how experiments are designed.

Do dogs really exist? Okay, we know dogs really exist. But how do you know if something really exists if…

Scab Science It’s happened to all of us. You’re running or riding your bike, you slip, you fall, and you…

Environment

What is an aquatic invasive species? It is non-native species that has been introduced into an area, and it is…

Neoteny, Evolution, and Disney Our friend Dr. Joe Hanson from It’s Okay to Be Smart (PBS Digital Studios) goes full…

To do the science experiment with Sophie, you’ll need: Borax (find it in the laundry aisle of a grocery store)…

Lizards have personalities, and the bold lizards, regardless of size or sex, have the most success finding mates and getting ahead.

Health

Researchers at the University of Sussex have found a strong correlation between depression and the speed at which the brain ages.

A team of paleontologists reveals new details about one of the most striking transformations in evolutionary history: a toothed bird.…

Environment

You’re out hiking and you come to a closed nature trail. What do you do? That’s what this project decided to try and find out.