A crew of tiny worms will be heading on a mission to the International Space Station in 2026 that will help scientists understand how humans can travel through space safely, using a Leicester-built ...

Scientists have learned over the years that when aquatic organisms such as zooplankton become exposed to microplastics, they eat poorly. Research now shows that their plastic-induced eating ...

Much of what we know about plant circadian rhythms is the result of laboratory experiments where inputs such as light and temperature can be tightly controlled. Less is known about how these ...

Adopting certain eating and lifestyle changes can have a significant impact on our biological age. A stunning experiment delving into how diet and daily habits can impact, and even reduce, age is ...

For decades, it was a biological certainty. Scientists worldwide believed that memories, like an old hard drive, were wiped ...

Biology is one of the most basic fields of science with direct application to humans. Our continued existence on the planet Earth will depend on how we resolve biological problems. Biology ranges in ...