Biology

Man shot by Minnesota officer identified as biology teacher
Jan 2, 2017

Man shot by Minnesota officer identified as biology teacher

A man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Minnesota during a struggle at a hotel has been identified as a biology teacher from the Minneapolis area...

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Biogen and Fitbit trade higher while Endologix tumbles
Dec 28, 2016

Biogen and Fitbit trade higher while Endologix tumbles

Biogen, Fitbit and Toll Brothers rise; Endologix and Seattle Genetics skid...

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Don't cut the cord too fast; a pause benefits most newborns
Dec 21, 2016

Don't cut the cord too fast; a pause benefits most newborns

New advice says don't cut that umbilical cord too soon: A brief pause after birth could benefit most newborns by delivering them a surge of oxygen-rich blood...

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Utah man may have contracted Zika from dying father's tears
Sep 28, 2016

Utah man may have contracted Zika from dying father's tears

New research has found that a Utah man who mysteriously contracted Zika from his infected father may have got it by touching his dad's tears or sweat with his bare hands...

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Study: As a species, humans inherit murderous tendencies
Sep 28, 2016

Study: As a species, humans inherit murderous tendencies

A new study finds that evolution and genetics seems to have baked a certain level of murder into humans as a species, but civilization has tamed some of that 'inherited' savage beast in us...

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Warmer waters might prevent baby lobsters from surviving
Sep 24, 2016

Warmer waters might prevent baby lobsters from surviving

Baby lobsters might not be able to survive in the ocean's waters if they continue to warm at the expected rate...

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Connecticut becoming a hub for new bioscience companies
Sep 24, 2016

Connecticut becoming a hub for new bioscience companies

The University of Connecticut has opened up 28,000-square feet of new laboratory space, which it is leasing to startup companies in the bioscience field...

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Scholars who studied liars, put pants on rats win Ig Nobels
Sep 23, 2016

Scholars who studied liars, put pants on rats win Ig Nobels

An Egyptian scientist who put pants on rats to see how the pants affected their sex lives and a Swede who wrote a three-volume series about collecting hoverflies are among winners of the 26th annual I...

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Rusty patched bumble bee recommended for endangered list
Sep 22, 2016

Rusty patched bumble bee recommended for endangered list

Federal authorities have made a formal recommendation to list the rusty patched bumble bee as an endangered species...

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Studies focus on acidic ocean impact on Dungeness crabs
Sep 22, 2016

Studies focus on acidic ocean impact on Dungeness crabs

Scientists are exposing tiny Dungeness crab babies to acidic seawater in lab experiments to understand how changing ocean chemistry due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide may affect one of the West ...

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