Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

Nuisance Flooding May Cost More Than Extreme Storms

Floods of all sizes are becoming more frequent, thanks to rising sea levels, and can turn out to be more costly in the long term.

Zoology

When elephants feed on trees, they are capable of knocking trees over, which can pose a problem for elephant populations in the long run.

Scientists have developed a reusable lab on a chip (LOC) that can be printed using an inkjet printer at an…

The authors of God’s Word or Human Reason tackle a very difficult subject with the specific goal of taking creationist arguments seriously.

Biology

Researchers have figured out how viruses communicate and cooperate with each other and it is fascinating. Dr. Marie Davey explains.

Large sharks are known to heal rapidly and resist cancer. Could humans possibly learn how sharks do it and copy them?

Health

By Cathy Seiler January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. What do you know about cervical cancer? Probably the only time you…

Environment

Using a new technique, scientists predict that rising temperatures will bring more frequent heavy rainfall events to California.

Zoology

Strong demand for ivory has decimated both forest and savannah elephant populations across Africa by about two-thirds over the past years.

Biology Botany

By Marie Davey @biophilesblog Pollination. The word brings to mind the droning buzz of fat yellow and black bumblebees bouncing…