A recent UC Santa Cruz study, published in Nature Communications scientific journal, uncovered clues in a decadeslong mystery ...

In this piece, I highlight one particular talk that caught my interest — given by Elana Fertig, Dean E. Albert Reece Endowed ...

The aspiring biologists and researchers teamed up with community stewards of the fishpond to collect water samples for DNA testing back at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo’s ʻElala Biodiversity ...

A neuroscientist and assistant professor at the University of Alberta presented his research on the neural mechanisms of ...

Fruit flies, mice, zebrafish, yeast and the tiny worm C. elegans are model organisms that have carried modern biology on ...

A new study found that when Neanderthals and early humans interbred — a known phenomenon between the two species — most pairings appear to have involved Neanderthal males and human females. This may ...

A new nationwide study led by the University of Maryland is seeking volunteers to help document and analyze the full range of human flatulence.

Certain imagery-based techniques can reduce the fear of failure that results from difficult childhood memories, according to ...

Duckweed is the fastest-growing flowering plant, but new knowledge of duckweed genetics discovered by Adelaide University ...

New research reveals older singing male whales are increasingly successful at siring offspring compared to younger males.

For decades, scientists believed a fertilized egg’s DNA began as a shapeless mass, only organizing itself once the embryo switched on its genes. But new research reveals that the genome is already ...