biology

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COLCHESTER, Vt.—The financial troubles at St. Michael’s College hit home for biology professor Declan McCabe when he noticed Buckthorn shrubs encroaching on walking trails near the house of the campus president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

After graduating with a degree in marine biology from the University of Stirling, he took on a number of diving jobs.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Researchers at the University of California San Diego report that a weeklong program combining meditation and other mind-body techniques can quickly produce measurable changes in both brain activity and blood biology.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Sean Eddy, a professor of molecular and cellular biology, said about 70% of the grades he gives are A’s because that many students meet the threshold for what he considers mastery of the material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It looked a lot like the one Moss had been given by his biology teacher.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro