Biology & Life Sciences

20+ min ago   (355+ words) SARLAHI: The Soti wetland in the district has been shrinking, raising alarm among the people in vicinity. Unchecked encroachment has shrunken the wetland, resulting in drying up of water sources. Bhuwan Niraula from Bagmati Municipality-9 of Sarlahi said he was…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1340+ words) Chinese pangolin. Image Credit: Michael Pitts, Born Free. In the shadowed forests of southern China and the northern reaches of the Indian subcontinent, a strange and gentle creature moves quietly through the night. Covered from head to tail in overlapping…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (667+ words) New platform allows researchers to update engineered cancer-fighting immune cells after treatment, helping the cells adapt as tumors evolve Credit: City of Hope CAR T cell therapy genetically reprograms a patient’s immune cells to seek out and kill cancer. The…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (621+ words) Dogs show "human-like" brain activity when they restrain themselves, reveals new research. The study suggests that when a dog is told "no" and resists temptation, it may do more than respond automatically. Researchers discovered that when canines restrain their behavior,…...

49+ min ago   (898+ words) A microscopic worm that has no kidneys is helping Rutgers scientists understand a genetic change suspected of causing a serious inherited kidney disease. By making a precise change in the roundworm's DNA and following the proteins it produces, researchers discovered…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (377+ words) Applications are open for the IBRO Seeding Neuroscience Grants 2026. The deadline to apply is 30 September 2026. This grant supports emerging neuroscience societies and thematic networks in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Let us send open opportunities that match your country, education…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (176+ words) A Melbourne biotechnology company betting on immune cell cargo as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease has enlisted one of Australia's best-known stem cell laboratories to find out whether the idea holds up in human brain tissue. Evinco Therapeutics and the…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (279+ words) A portable ultrasound machine, hauled into a village on the eastern arm of Sulawesi, is the instrument at the center of this story. By Lab Report · Edited by Justin Brown Published September 22, 2026 · How we edit That result reframes a familiar…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (477+ words) An Indri in the Maromizaha forst. Credit: Filippo Carugati University of Warwick and University of Turin researchers find the world’s only singing lemur opens its mouth wider on higher notes, just like a trained soprano. We are often left open-mouthed…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (571+ words) A University of Texas at Dallas researcher is investigating the role estrogen plays in delaying the onset of psychotic disorders that often affect men earlier in life than women. Dr. Katherine Damme, an assistant professor of psychology in the School…...