Biology

2025.03.26

Wild medaka fish spawn late at night, not dawn: Osaka Metropolitan University finds results differing from conventional wisdom through field observations in Gifu

2025.03.26

Achieving movement speed and run-length similar to natural proteins with an artificial molecular motor

2025.03.26

Escape from reactive oxygen species cause of cancer metastasis: Hopes for development of inhibitor

2025.03.26

Ten species of Pannychia holothuroids, including 4 potentially new species, discovered in the Pacific — Museum specimens from around the world reveal the diversity of deep-sea ecosystems

2025.03.21

Okayama University demonstrates that flies die within seven days of exposure when caffeine used as an insecticide

2025.03.21

New yeast species in Okinawan fruit flies with heat resistance up to 35℃ discovered by Osaka University researchers

2025.03.21

Microplastic dynamics vary within the same fish species in fresh and seawater: The University of Tokyo reveals findings

2025.03.19

Mathematical modelling at the junction of math, medicine, and life science: An interview with Professor Sungrim Seirin-Lee of Kyoto University

2025.03.19

Using vocalization to increase success rate in ball games — Shizuoka University reveals how the brain differentiates multiple types of ball

2025.03.17

Repeated drying and wetting increases soil CO₂ emissions: Microbial cell disruption a potential factor

2025.03.17

New molecular mechanism involved in cellular senescence discovered: Expectations for rejuvenation through gene expression control

2025.03.17

Science Tokyo develops simple and inexpensive high-contrast electron microscopy imaging method

2025.03.14

Intestinal hormone "CCHa1" regulates lifespan by preventing excessive protein intake — Impaired function leads to shortened lifespan

2025.03.12

JAMSTEC and AIST identify bacteria that produce methanol from formic acid: New natural gas production pathway

2025.03.12

Nagasaki University discovers that Japanese blue-lined octopus releases venom from skin in the presence of predators

2025.03.12

Nagoya University reveals two escape strategies used by crickets inside ant nests to avoid danger

2025.03.11

Discovery of three new Semisulcospira species that originated in Lake Biwa by Kyoto University led group

2025.03.10

Tokai University reveals causative gene in autism spectrum disorder functions in immune cells in the brain

2025.03.10

New microscopy technique allows for measuring stiffness of living bacteria: Developments from ExCELLS

2025.03.04

Japan team develops world's largest "biohybrid" robot hand

2025.03.04

Survival strategy of potatoes and tomatoes ― Avoiding self-toxicity while producing protective agents: Discovery of key enzyme by Kobe University group

2025.03.04

Discovery of two new lamprey species: Five species of the genus Lethenteron in Japan reported by National Fisheries University and other institutions

2025.03.03

Flies fed excessive caffeine die within week: Japan study