Over billions of years, the drive to survive, reproduce, and outcompete rivals has pushed plants and animals to incredible ...

An analysis of thousands of forest plots reveals an underappreciated link between animal biodiversity and carbon storage ...

A scientist has saved an image inside a bird’s brain in what is believed to be the world’s first case of storing data inside ...

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A Chinese submersible has discovered thousands of worms and mollusks nearly 10 kilometers (six miles) below sea level in the ...

The study of our animal cohabitants often provides valuable insight into the condition of humanity, but animals have also been a gateway to understanding the natural world. The latest volume of Osiris ...

T he Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) project aims to sequence the genomes of all animals, fungi and plants found in Great Britain ...

Researchers have recently announced they have received a $2.8 million grant from the US National Institutes of Health to ...

To replicate, Leishmania needs lipids—essential molecules for many cellular functions. Contrary to previous beliefs, the amastigote form of the parasite, which multiplies in humans, does not produce ...

The number of peer-reviewed studies using iNaturalist data has surged more than tenfold in the past five years, new research shows.

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The experiment, conceived by neuroscientist Adrian Owen and his colleagues, suggested that the woman understood the ...