Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered hominin group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on...
By studying tomato varieties that produce fruit in exceptionally hot growing seasons, biologists at Brown University identified the growth cycle...
The patient arrived with a bladder stone, grimacing in pain and moping about. He wouldn’t even chew his cud. The...
Researchers at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet have made a major discovery in how human cells...
Research led by the University of New Hampshire sheds light on how coyotes, North America’s most successful predators, are responding...
Billions of years ago, Earth was home to extreme environments, including intense UV radiation, frequent volcanic eruptions, and very high...
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), together with partners from the University of Cologne, have discovered a...
A survey of a waterway on Wurundjeri land has led to the discovery of new viruses that kill the superbug...
The “RNA world” hypothesis proposes that the earliest life on Earth may have been based on RNA—a single-stranded molecule similar...
Romance is a complex affair in humans. There’s personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are...
If left unchecked, insect pests can devastate crops. To minimize damage and reduce the need for insecticide sprays, crops have...
Mosquito larvae grow faster if they’re exposed to particular bacteria, according to a new study that could help global health...
