Simon Fraser University researchers studying the evolutionary history of flu viruses have found that a new quantitative analysis of how...
RIKEN researchers have shown how the genomic sorting that occurs during fertilization—the incorporation of genomic material from both parents and...
Since the first sequencing of the human genome more than 20 years ago, the study of human genomes has relied...
When you think of a criminal investigation, you might picture detectives meticulously collecting and analyzing evidence found at the scene:...
More than 50 animal species previously thought to be mute actually communicate vocally, according to a study published on Tuesday...
In labs, bacterial colonies usually grow in streaks in petri dishes, but until now no one has known how the...
The initial radiation of vascular land plants, evidenced by increases in both diversity and morphological disparity during the Silurian and...
By studying rare fossils of jaws and other skull parts of a long-extinct Caribbean monkey, a team of researchers that...
For male northern quolls, sex is a death sentence. The cute marsupials native to northern Australia are the world’s largest...
Scientists have decoded visual images from a dog’s brain, offering a first look at how the canine mind reconstructs what...
In the beginning, there was boredom. Following the emergence of cellular life on earth, some 3.5 billion years ago, simple...
A study of 12 species of highly migratory fish predators—including sharks, tuna, and billfish such as marlin and swordfish—finds that...
