Biology

Scientists take first steps to growing human organs in pigs
Jan 26, 2017

Scientists take first steps to growing human organs in pigs

Scientists have grown human cells inside pig embryos, a very early step toward the goal of growing livers and other human organs in animals to transplant into people...

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The bald and the bold: Eagles' resurgence comes at a price
Jan 15, 2017

The bald and the bold: Eagles' resurgence comes at a price

Some farmers and conservationists say the resurgence of the American bald eagle has come at a price...

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Testing wearable sensors as 'check engine' light for health
Jan 12, 2017

Testing wearable sensors as 'check engine' light for health

Researchers tracking volunteers to see if wearable sensors that go beyond fitness make a difference in users' health...

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Rusty patched bumblebee now an endangered species
Jan 10, 2017

Rusty patched bumblebee now an endangered species

Federal regulators have designated a bee species in the continental United States as endangered...

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Long-distance birdie call: Sex-crazed pipers travel for tail
Jan 9, 2017

Long-distance birdie call: Sex-crazed pipers travel for tail

New research finds a small shorebird flies long distances in search of love...

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Bat-friendly tequila, research play role in species recovery
Jan 6, 2017

Bat-friendly tequila, research play role in species recovery

US wildlife officials say it might be time for a toast now that a once-rare bat important to the pollination of the Mexican plants used to produce tequila is making a comeback...

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Study documents tree species' decline due to climate warming
Jan 6, 2017

Study documents tree species' decline due to climate warming

A new study says a distinctive type of tree that thrives in soggy soil from Alaska to Northern California could become a casualty of climate warming over the next 50 years...

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Report finds improvements in Chesapeake Bay's overall health
Jan 5, 2017

Report finds improvements in Chesapeake Bay's overall health

A new report finds water clarity in the Chesapeake Bay is the best it's been in decades, and native rockfish, oyster and blue crab populations are rebounding as the overall health of the nation's larg...

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Volunteers get bit to test new strategy for malaria vaccine
Jan 4, 2017

Volunteers get bit to test new strategy for malaria vaccine

Researchers create vaccine using living malaria parasites stripped of genes that make people sick...

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Oldest Puget Sound orca, 'Granny,' missing and presumed dead
Jan 3, 2017

Oldest Puget Sound orca, 'Granny,' missing and presumed dead

Researchers says the oldest member of the small population of endangered Puget Sound orcas has been missing for months and is now likely dead...

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