Biology

Panda poop study provides insights into microbiome, reproductive troubles

Le Le, a male giant panda at the Memphis Zoo, feeds on a bamboo stalk. Researchers at UW-Madison, Mississippi State University and the Memphis Zoo analyzed the percentage of feeding time Le Le and his…

Cambodian Royal Turtle nearly extinct—less than 10 in wild

In this June 24, 2015, photo released by Wildlife Conservation Society, a Cambodian Royal Turtle walks on the sand of Sre Ambel river bank, in Koh Kong province, in western Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia's Royal…

Ties to Alaska's wild plants: Ethnobotany film series connects plants with traditional uses

Gathering wild plants near Kotzebue, Alaska. Credit: Sarah Betcher A new series of films produced by ethnographic filmmaker Sarah Betcher explores traditional Alaskan indigenous uses of wild plants for food, medicine and construction materials. The…

Scientists develop 'game changing' stem cell repair system

Stem cell therapies capable of regenerating any human tissue damaged by injury, disease or ageing could be available within a few years, following landmark research led by UNSW Australia researchers. Credit: Michael Whitehead/UNSW Stem cell…

Study suggests commercial bumble bee industry amplified a fungal pathogen of bees

Several species of bumble bee, including Bombus occidentalis, pictured, are experiencing steep population declines. Credit: USDA Agricultural Research Service Scientists hoping to explain widespread declines in wild bumble bee populations have conducted the first long-term…

Some bacterial CRISPRs can snip RNA, too

An illustration of how the CRISPR/Cas system works, courtesy of Devaki Bhaya, Michelle Davison, and Rodolphe Barrangou originally published in Annual Review of Genetics. You've probably seen news stories about the highly lauded, much-discussed genome…