Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a 65-year-old grasshopper collection, scientists have documented that some species — those overwintering as juveniles — got larger over the years, helped by an earlier green spring. Grasshoppers with other lifestyles got smaller. Much of this can be predicted given what biologists know of insect life cycles.

New research from the Florida State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry shows that a particular type of monoclonal antibody known as NISTmAb retains its structure even if the sugar molecules attached to it are changed.

A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska’s tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean, where it can contribute to climate change.

A new grant from the National Science Foundation will allow a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York to perfect a manufacturing technique that could have applications in everything from electronics manufacturing to healthcare.

Penn researchers have developed a platform that emulates human bone marrow’s native environment. This breakthrough addresses a critical need in medical science, as animal studies often fail to fully replicate the complexities of human marrow.

CSHL Professor Florin Albeanu and postdoc Diego Hernandez Trejo have discovered a feedback loop in the brain’s odor center that seems to put smells and sounds into context. The feedback loop may help animals adjust their behaviors in response to new sensations.

University of California, Merced researchers discovered children ages 3½ to 5½ tested before and after COVID lockdowns had a significant gap in a key cognitive skill, particularly for children from homes with low financial resources and adults with less education. The data is among the first to show the pandemic's cognitive effects on children who were not yet students.