Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

Big, Beautiful Bird Brains

By Emily Willoughby @eawilloughby It is probably not a coincidence that the verbs ape and parrot have such a similar…

This is the latest addition to wildlife photographer Max Goldberg’s collection of photo essays based on his recent National Geographic…

By Neha Jain @lifesciexplore Fecal Fungi May Lead to Cheaper Biofuel Manure may be a good fertilizer, but there’s more…

By Neha Jain @lifesciexplore Harmful algal blooms produce toxins that can be deadly to marine mammals. In the US, such…

Can you imagine living on nothing but coffee? Some of us would probably like to at times, if not for the taste then for the caffeine buzz.

Paleontology

Deinonychus antirrhopus was discovered by paleontologist J. H. Ostrom in the Cloverly Formation in Montana in 1969.

Whales and other marine mammals are often struck by ships, sometimes with fatal results. Researchers and shipping companies may protect them.

Photographer Max Goldberg continues his tale of photographing whales, sea lions, and other wildlife off the coast of Cabo San…

Biology

What is a biobank? And why do scientists collect human tissue for research? Dr. Cathy Seiler, who manages a biobank, explains.

Learn about six mass) extinctions in 440 million years, all in one video from the American Museum of Natural History