A study shows that different populations of the Southeast Asian ape display and transmit specific behaviors through generations in a way similar to human cultures.
A study shows that different populations of the Southeast Asian ape display and transmit specific behaviors through generations in a way similar to human cultures.
Disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk and a team of colleagues claim to have cloned the wild canine.
Two genome-wide studies, backed up by field experiments, identify SNPs that correlate with Arabidopsis fitness in various climates.
A breakthrough in somatic cell nuclear transfer opens the possibility of producing human embryonic stem cells with a patient’s own genes.
Epigenetic perturbations could jump-start heritable variation.
Reversing catastrophic threats to our planet’s biodiversity is not optional: our lives depend on it.
Dried plant specimens reveal the origin of an insect pest that has spread throughout Europe.
A selection of quotes from past issues of The Scientist