Biology

Blacks fare surprisingly well in prostate cancer research
Jun 1, 2018

Blacks fare surprisingly well in prostate cancer research

Black men with advanced prostate cancer fare surprisingly well in research that challenges current thinking about racial disparities in the disease...

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Studies of space, hearing and DNA attract $1 million awards
May 31, 2018

Studies of space, hearing and DNA attract $1 million awards

Seven scientists will share three $1 million prizes for studying the birthplace of stars, the mechanisms of hearing and a widely used tool for editing DNA...

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Conservation groups' pact will help save Atlantic salmon
May 29, 2018

Conservation groups' pact will help save Atlantic salmon

Two conservation groups say a deal has been struck with commercial fishermen in Greenland and the Faroe Islands to protect thousands of vulnerable Atlantic salmon...

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Scientists find opioids in Puget Sound mussels
May 25, 2018

Scientists find opioids in Puget Sound mussels

Scientists who track pollution have discovered traces of the pain reliever oxycodone in some Puget Sound mussels...

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Humans account for little next to plants, worms, bugs
May 21, 2018

Humans account for little next to plants, worms, bugs

Scientists now can estimate how much the different types of life on Earth weigh and humans don't nearly measure up to plants, bacteria or even earthworms...

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Correction: Lobster Shellshock-Q&A story
May 14, 2018

Correction: Lobster Shellshock-Q&A story

Correction: Lobster Shellshock-Q&A story...

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Study finds little bang for the buck in Zika blood testing
May 9, 2018

Study finds little bang for the buck in Zika blood testing

Screening millions of blood donations for the Zika virus netted only a few infections, new study says...

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Duped patients crowdfund for bogus medical care, study says
May 8, 2018

Duped patients crowdfund for bogus medical care, study says

New research suggests duped patients sometimes use crowdfunding websites to pay for bogus stem cell treatments in campaigns that benefit only the providers....

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Wood frogs' No. 1 option: Hold in pee all winter to survive
May 1, 2018

Wood frogs' No. 1 option: Hold in pee all winter to survive

Scientists have figured out how wood frogs freeze and yet survive the winter and it's because they don't pee for months on end...

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Study: Invasive fist-sized treefrogs in New Orleans
May 1, 2018

Study: Invasive fist-sized treefrogs in New Orleans

US Geological Survey: Invasive treefrogs have established themselves in a New Orleans park, first established population of Cuban treeforogs on US mainland outside Florida...

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