Biology

Dec 10, 2018

Croak to croon: City frogs sing more alluring love songs

A new study finds that city frogs and rainforest frogs don't sing the same tune


Nov 27, 2018

Gene-editing Chinese scientist kept much of his work secret

Chinese scientist who claims first gene-edited babies kept much of his work secret


Nov 26, 2018

Gene-edited baby claim by Chinese scientist sparks outrage

Gene-edited baby claim by Chinese scientist sparks investigations, outrage


Nov 22, 2018

Canadian scientist names beetle after Jose Bautista

Entomologist Bob Anderson of the Canadian Museum of Nature has dubbed a newly discovered species of beetle Sicoderus bautistai after former Toronto Blue Jays star Jose Bautista.


Nov 21, 2018

Simulator helps experts understand how whales get entangled

Scientists have developed a video simulation of how whales become entangled in fishing lines, and say the technology could help lead to new and safer gear designs


Nov 16, 2018

Study finds robust polar bear population in sea near Alaska

A study of polar bears in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia finds that the population is thriving for now despite a loss of sea ice due to climate change


Nov 15, 2018

Farm animals may soon get new features through gene editing

'Castration-free' pigs and hornless dairy cows are the farm animals being brought to life by a gene-editing company


Nov 10, 2018

Big studies give mixed news on fish oil, vitamin D

Big studies reveal mixed results on who does and does not benefit from taking fish oil or vitamin D


Oct 25, 2018

China building boom uncovers buried dinosaurs, makes a star

China's rapid city building has churned up a motherlode of new dinosaur fossils, and no one has seized the scientific opportunity more than one paleontologist


Oct 22, 2018

Japanese Nobel chemistry laureate Shimomura dies at 90

Japanese-born Marine biologist Osamu Shimomura, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, has died at age 90


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