Researchers have discovered that seabirds, including penguins and albatrosses, have highly-sensitive regions in their beaks that could be used to...
Maize (corn) is one of the most important staple crops in the world and has been extensively studied. Yet, many...
Scientists have discovered that certain plants can survive stressful, dry conditions by controlling water loss through their leaves without relying...
Homing is an animal’s ability to navigate towards an original location, such as a breeding spot or foraging territory. Salmon...
For years, scientists have thought that TGF-Beta, a signaling protein that holds sway over an astonishing array of cellular processes...
A team of researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and the University of Washington has discovered...
A study led by Prof. Liu Xiaojuan from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has...
Scientists have found a way to create artificial sugars that could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat diseases...
When we talk about the microbiome, most of us think of the trillions of microorganisms that live in our bodies,...
Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two...
New research co-led by Cornell University examines thousands of years of Arctic sled dog ancestry and reveals when and how...
When we think about bacteria, we may imagine single cells swimming in solution. However, similarly to humans, bacterial cells often...
