The human genome, from end to end, has been sequenced, meaning scientists worldwide have identified most of the nearly 20,000...
Scientists have for the first time revealed how blue-green algae—visible as the slippery green slime in stagnant water, riverbeds, and...
A diverse set of species, from snails to algae to amoebas, make programmable DNA-cutting enzymes called Fanzors—and a new study...
Researchers from China studying soybean genome evolution have focused on the phenomenon of centromere repositioning, which involves the formation of...
True altruism is rare behavior in animals, but a new study by Penn State researchers has found that honey bees...
The Texas ocelot (Leopardus pardalis albescens) is endangered due to historic hunting, habitat loss, inbreeding, and traffic collisions. Today, only...
When Carl Fredrik Fallén, for one—and later Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt—were collecting insects for what would become Lund University’s entomological collections,...
Some two and a half thousand years ago, the Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote in the Art of War, “Know...
Orchids, mosses, ferns—or epiphytes, defined as nonparasitic plants that grow on other plants—are crucial for Earth’s biodiversity and play essential...
We all know that there is nothing like hanging out with your friends for a big meal, and new research...
A new study led by scientists at University of St Andrews has found that antibiotics used to treat tuberculosis kill...
A novel biomaterial developed at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil can help solve two problems at...
