Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

Declining Bee Populations Revisited

Are we headed toward a future with no bees? Declining Bee Populations Revisited covers what we know about bee hive collapse and recovery.

Health

The adverse effects of sedentary office work have given adjustable desks, standing desks, and treadmill desks new attention, but treadmill…

The human hand is an evolutionary wonder: 26 percent of the bones in our bodies are in our hands. Now,…

Only three Isle Royale Wolves remain, according the the latest count. Find out why, and if anything can be done to save the wolf population.

The Skull of the Olinguito This video, fourth in the Shelf Life series, reveals how scientists in the field found…

Biology Health

Have you had a “senior moment” today? Do you worry about the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and other forms…

By Steven Spence “Yaffle” was one of the English folk names given to the European green woodpecker (German Grünspecht; Latin…

Find out how coelacanth bodies are preserved so you can view them in natural history museums. Video, Shelf Life Episode…

Find out what is happening to the polar bears: As the arctic ice melts, polar bears must look for food on land, and there isn’t enough.

When a team of researchers set out to count the endangered primates in Ivory Coast national parks and forest reserves,…