Mice have remained the focal point for life sciences research for the past several decades. Their universality in biomedicine ...

Nature is astonishingly diverse. Across the planet’s oceans, forests, grasslands, and cities, living beings interact in ways ...

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

If you’re watching the person you love struggle to survive an illness, things aren’t going to be the same — for better or for ...

Researchers from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences synthesize current understanding of how climate ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both ...

Imagine suddenly losing your ability to smell certain foods; no longer sensing the aroma of fresh bread or ripe fruit. This is what happens to roundworms when they stop reproducing. They can still ...

Corrales, a recent biological sciences Ph.D. graduate from the University of Rhode Island, and his advisor, Associate ...

Scientists preparing for humanity’s first mission to Mars say the search for life must be the top priority. Backed by major ...

Scientists captured first real-time 3D video of human embryo implantation, revealing mechanical forces behind successful ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...