Biology

According to a study published in Nature Plants on Sept. 18, Chinese scientists have elucidated the mechanism of fruit shape...

The consequences of climate change in the Caatinga, the semi-arid shrubland and thorn forest biome in Brazil’s Northeast region, will...

Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) was discovered decades ago in Drosophila, where it was found to be a key controller...

Palaeontologists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have discovered X-ray evidence of proteins in fossil feathers that sheds new...

Ahead of World Rivers Day (24 September), new research by the University of Oxford reveals that sewage discharge into rivers...

New research has found that monkeys increase their use of scent markings to compensate for human noise pollution.Credit: Jacob Dunn,...

LAWRENCE — A new University of Kansas genomic investigation of a group of unheralded but unique “mud snakes” from Southeast Asia is...

For the first time, scientists have mapped the reproductive strategies and life cycle of an endangered coral species, offering hope...

A 455-million-year-old fossil fish provides a new perspective on how vertebrates evolved to protect their brains, a study has found.Credit:...

Santa Barbara, CA and New York, NY -- The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) and the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)...

European honey bees are the most common bee species used to produce honey globally. They have larger colonies compared to...

There is a growing interest in incorporating assistance from private citizens into scientific projects globally. Nonetheless, it seems that Anders...

PULLMAN, Wash. – The bright lights of big cities could be causing an evolutionary adaptation for smaller eyes in some...

One explanation for why some species decline is that human modifications make existing habitat unsuitable for them. For other species,...