A young botanist pays tribute to his mentor by naming a newly discovered, rare species in his honor.
A young botanist pays tribute to his mentor by naming a newly discovered, rare species in his honor.
A guide to free software for constructing and assessing species relationships
Protein interaction networks in Arabidopsis give clues to plant evolution and immunity.
This lens-free, pinhead-size camera could someday grace the tip of a surgery needle or take cheap 3D images of cells.
The discovery of a new bird-like fossil challenges longstanding theories about which species of dinosaur gave rise to the avian lineage.
Like many fish and amphibians, the Guiana dolphin can sense low levels of electrical activity in the water—an ability not previously reported in true mammals.
People living in near the Earth’s poles, where days are often short and light often low, have larger eyes and visual cortices than those closer to the equator.
Unlike human brains, chimpanzee brains don’t get smaller as they age, suggesting that pronounced neurological decline is a uniquely human byproduct of our oversized brains and extreme longevity.
A UK panel puts forth guidelines for research that use experimental animals harboring human cells and tissues.