A team of paleontologists recently discovered that an ancient seascape known for its diverse assemblage of exceptionally preserved fossils represents...
A gene called COLD6 contributes to cold tolerance in rice, potentially offering a pathway to use molecular design to breed...
In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team of...
An international team of paleobiologists have found that the sinuses of ocean-dwelling relatives of modern-day crocodiles prevented them from evolving...
Flea toads, as some species in the genus Brachycephalus are known, are less than 1 cm long in adulthood. Their...
Sorghum, often relegated to animal feed in developed countries, boasts significant nutritional potential that remains largely untapped for human consumption....
Malaria kills over 600,000 people a year, and as the climate warms, the potential range of the disease is growing....
Red deer may become less sociable as they grow old to reduce the risk of picking up diseases, while older...
A new study by researchers at the UT sheds light on historical changes in the amount of water humanity consumes...
For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as...
New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that species that are more social live longer and produce offspring...
New Zealand’s native stoneflies have changed color in response to human-driven environmental changes, new research shows. Just published in the...