Found in a mudflat off the coast of Oregon, this organism’s electricity-conducting abilities could make it ideal for ...

Australian and Dutch researchers have uncovered a remarkable evolutionary adaptation in birds that could hold vital clues for ...

The researchers found strong evidence of a chemical called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the planet's atmosphere. On Earth, DMS is produced only by living organisms, so it appears to be a compelling sign ...

Butterflies, beloved symbols of transformation and the health of many ecosystems, are quietly vanishing from landscapes ...

Science and philosophy explain why a color is objectively real, even when people see the same shade differently.

Have you ever paused in awe at a glistening spider web stretched between branches after a morning rain? There’s something ...

Dr Kelly Dunning is the Timberline Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Outdoor Recreation at the University of Wyoming. She ...

From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

Zombie storylines like most myco-fiction, even those based on real life behavior-modifying fungi like Cordyceps, still play fast and loose with science in pursuit of drama. “Behavioral ...

To achieve this goal we combine the latest methods and technologies in molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics and microscopy.

Colossal Biosciences' feat of genetic engineering has people talking, but not every scientist is on board with its claim of ...

That’s the current thinking, anyway—as with anything in science, new evidence can change ... Then there’s the Biology 101 fact that an organism is not just its genome. Even if Colossal ...