Fossilized feces preserve evidence of ancient parasites that infected an aquatic predator over 200 million years ago, according to a...
In multicellular organisms, all cells of an individual normally contain the same genetic information and cell differentiation is achieved through...
Cattle may seem like uniquely American animals, steeped in the lore of cowboys, cattle drives and sprawling ranches. But cattle...
Everyone has scents that naturally appeal to them, such as vanilla or coffee, and scents that don’t appeal. What makes...
Researchers from the United Kingdom hope that a new, publicly available database they have created will shrink, not grow, over...
by Beate Kittl, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL Coral reefs, the deep sea or the...
The activity level of six bat species was significantly reduced at solar farm sites, researchers have observed. Their findings, published...
Often referred to as the “powerhouses of the cell,” mitochondria are well known for their role as energy suppliers, but...
There is more to a harmful algal bloom than the green stuff in water that meets the eye—specifically, a changing...
Scientists have worked out how one unusual species of trilobite—an ancient, sea-dwelling relative of spiders and lobsters—was able to defend...
Epidemiological studies have shown that infertility affects 12% to 15% of couples of reproductive age in developed countries, and at...
A first-of-its-kind analysis of historical DNA ties tens of thousands of living people to enslaved and free African Americans who...
