Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has...
CRISPR-Cas systems have revolutionized biotechnology by offering ways to edit genes like a pair of programmable scissors. In nature, bacteria...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has numerous applications in health care, from analyzing medical imaging to optimizing the execution of clinical trials,...
Associations between feeding dogs a vegan diet and owner perceptions of their health are likely to be minimal, according to...
Some proteins shift their shape when exposed to different temperatures, revealing previously unknown binding sites for medications, new research has...
Georgia’s saltwater marshes—living where the land meets the ocean—stretch along the state’s entire 100-mile coastline. These rich ecosystems are largely...
Bacteria of the phyla Firmicutes and Proteobacteria, including those of the genus Streptococcus, are the most common microorganisms found in...
As people age, they become more prone to blood clotting diseases, when blood cells called platelets clump together when they...
Who were the earliest ancestors of scorpions, spiders and horseshoe crabs? A Ph.D. student from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland),...
Bats, as the main predator of night-flying insects, create a selective pressure that has led many of their prey to...
Despite their formidable bodies, male gorillas are lacking in one particular area of their anatomy. They have the smallest penises...
A way to curb nagging insects has been flying under our radar—an enzyme from fruit fly testes. The compound could...
