Nicotine leaves epigenetic marks on the rat genome that make offspring and grand-offspring more prone to asthma.
Nicotine leaves epigenetic marks on the rat genome that make offspring and grand-offspring more prone to asthma.
In Chapter 2, "Consequences and Evolution: The Cause That Works Backwards," author Susan M. Schneider places evolutionary theory in terms of the science of consequences.
Continued overfishing of forage fish such as sardines and herring can result in devastating ecological and economic outcomes.
Successive awakening of soil microbes drives a huge pulse of CO2 following the first rain after a dry summer.
Snapshots from an annual meeting that celebrates the birth of a prominent biologist
A conference, started 10 years ago partly as a disease ecologist’s birthday party, has become one of the most valued meetings in the field.
The 1000 Genomes Project reveals the most comprehensive catalog to date of variation in the human genome.
Record fish die-offs in the Midwest call for a fresh look at how humans are disrupting the planet’s essential water cycle.
Genes from fungi, bacteria, and viruses may have helped mosses and other plants to colonize the land.
Bees, sheep, and chimps are just a few of the animals known to self-medicate. Can they teach us about maintaining our own health?