Life sciences
06 Aug 2026
DNA for key component of muscle has been inserted into tobacco and lettuce chloroplasts with a ‘gene gun’, paving the way for plant-grown meat.
Life sciences
03 Aug 2026
Guest editorial written by Lana Ciarniello, an independent wildlife research biologist and author of a new Frontiers in Conservation Science article that describes how the rehabilitation success of orphaned grizzly cubs could be improved
Life sciences
30 Jul 2026
Hardy sea sponge shows great promise as an ecosystem engineer to clean up and rewild degraded harbors
Life sciences
29 Jul 2026
Study uncovering mechanisms behind insecticide resistance finds a mosquito population that shows early signs of resistance – a survival advantage that could be driven by just a few proteins
Life sciences
23 Jul 2026
Study documenting previously undescribed orca behavior in the Gulf of California finds hold-and-ram strategy could be parental investment – or entertainment
Life sciences
21 Jul 2026
At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, it’s impossible to see all that research in the same way scientists do. Here are some images that showcase some of the newest findings published in the last month.
Life sciences
15 Jul 2026
Researchers may have uncovered the mechanisms behind elephants’ long-distance communication through ground vibrations: large and heavy ears and ear canals that can be sealed off at will
Life sciences
02 Jul 2026
National park visitors’ activities greatly influence likelihood of encounters with wildlife that could result in conflict between people and animals, suggests study analyzing high-risk activities
Life sciences
25 Jun 2026
Cognitive decline in dogs is associated with changes in the front legs’ gait, yielding a new monitoring tool for vets
Life sciences
22 Jun 2026
At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, it’s impossible to see all that research in the same way scientists do. Here are some images that showcase some of the newest findings published in the last month.
Life sciences
19 Jun 2026
Study documents first direct evidence of an Arabian Sea humpback whale crossing the Arabian Sea, an unusual journey for a species so uniquely adapted to their habitat they represent a behavioral anomaly
Life sciences
05 Jun 2026
Guest editorial by Dr Rebecca Chia-Chun Hsu, Professor Chi-Kuei Wang, and Dr Chung-Cheng Lee, the authors of a new Frontiers in Forests and Global Change article that describes their year-long endeavor to find Taiwan’s tallest tree.
Life sciences
04 Jun 2026
Antipredator training for pregnant Pacific pocket mice makes pups more vigilant, preparing them better for release into the wild
Life sciences
26 May 2026
Disease in snakes could pile up following a first infection, with some species in the US particularly affected by certain pathogens, study of wild snakes shows
Life sciences
19 May 2026
Scientists shows that simply sampling seawater can reveal health of dolphin populations, in a first for conservation
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