Category: 5. Biology

Scaly sailors may have made a record-setting oceanic voyage. Tens of millions of years ago, iguanas in North America floated across the Pacific Ocean. Clinging to vegetation washed into the sea, they traveled one-fifth of the way around…

About 34 million years ago, a group of iguanas went on an epic journey. This lofty band of reptiles traveled about 5,000 miles from the western coast of North America all the way to Fiji. Biologists believe that this is the longest known…

Skin wounds and sores, such as diabetic foot sores and pressure wounds,…

Four in ten adults with chronic pain experience clinically significant depression and anxiety, reported a new systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open. 

“Right now, we have…

Many analytical techniques involve weighing steps, where errors can occur….

Massive sargassum seaweed blooms in the past few years, which were among the largest ever recorded, have fouled beaches in the tropical Atlantic with their huge, stinky clumps. Now, scientists have found an…

Scientists have learned more about how SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause COVID-19, can ruin the ability of immune cells to repair lung damage. This could help explain some of the symptoms experienced by long…

A cryptic new species of the honeyeater genus Myzomela has been described by an international team of ornithologists from Malaysia, India, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Plastic is a cheap and durable material that has been adapted and applied in innumerable ways. Vast amounts of plastic has been produced in recent decades, mainly for stuff that quickly gets thrown away. And…