Long before COVID-19 forced most of the world behind masks and into isolation, viral diseases had been persistently jumping from...
Coral reefs are likely one of the most common subjects of nature documentaries and hold special interest in the world...
From mastodons to ancient rhinos and giant deer, large herbivores have been shaping Earth’s landscapes for millions of years. A...
Scientists with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have discovered that a bacterial probiotic helps slow the spread of...
A new study from Toho University reveals that female earwigs exhibit a similar pattern of exaggerated forceps growth as males,...
A study published in Ecology Letters reveals that extreme drought conditions are altering the stability of grassland productivity by shifting...
Ever since a few enterprising bed bugs hopped off a bat and attached themselves to a Neanderthal walking out of...
Blood vessels are like big-city highways; full of curves, branches, merges, and congestion. Yet for years, lab models replicated vessels...
Researchers have revealed the structural mechanisms of a major DNA repair pathway in human cells. The research, published today as...
When a major cyclone tears through an island nation, all efforts rightly focus on saving human lives and restoring livelihoods....
Taste, pain, or response to stress—nearly all essential functions in the human body are regulated by molecular switches called G...
In the natural world—where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity—animal behavior is glorious in...