Sometimes the connections we make between disparate things are less than obvious. For Debra Edgerton, the connection between algae and society seemed innate when she looked at the microorganisms ...

A team of ornithologists from the University of Cape Town, in South Africa, and wildlife managers with the Niassa Carnivore ...

Hazelnuts have long been prized as a tasty and nutritious food. Found in forests statewide in Missouri, they are a favorite wild edible for many people. Squirrels and other small mammals feast on the ...

Feb. 12, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: a shuttling mechanism that helps a complex of proteins pump out a wide spectrum ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — A new study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are ... 'Junk' RNA Segments Play ...

Evolutionary biology is a subdiscipline of the biological sciences concerned with the origin of life and the diversification and adaptation of life forms over time.

Cell biology is the discipline of biological sciences that studies the structure, physiology, growth, reproduction and death of cells. Research in cell biology uses microscopic and molecular tools ...

The undergraduate Biology major is among the most popular at William & Mary. The department also offers a graduate program leading to a master’s degree. Representing a wide diversity of research and ...

Learn more about their experiences and stories in our In the Field articles. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology courses prepare students with a wide breadth of skills. Students in EBIO are ...

Regardless how real or imagined a threat is, anxiety is a response to perception of danger. It is both psychological and physical.The brain’s amygdala makes the determination of threat and ...

The symptoms of anxiety and depression overlap in many ways—both conditions create irritability, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating, for example. Researchers know that some of the same brain ...

NASA iCOOL (Center for the Integration of the Origins of Life) and School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States Institute of ...