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Before the joey is born, another pregnancy has already started.

Agency documents, including scientific analyses, included language that misrepresents the uncertainty surrounding climate change, according to a New York Times investigation.

Current methods to detect infections of the novel coronavirus rely on identifying particular genetic sequences, but new assays are being developed to meet the growing demand for rapid answers.

More cases emerge across the country as the global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 3,000.

The university sent dismissal letters to 54 teaching assistants who have been engaged in a months-long dispute over pay.

The Trump administration’s changes to policy involving material donated from abortions have led scientists to adjust their research projects or seek alternative sources of funding.

Defects in the response to fire-generated karrikins turn out to be responsible for root anomalies that were previously ascribed to other plant hormones.

A museum sample of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian crop plant yields genomic information that helps researchers track the plant’s domestication and migration.

The plant geneticist has revolutionized researchers’ understanding of how light affects plant growth and development, and is engineering plants to combat climate change.

Hand weeding of fields spurred an interloper to evolve a rice-like appearance, researchers conclude.

To avoid wasting digestive energy, the plant only seals shut after sensing certain prey movements.

The ChoanoVirus genome codes for rhodopsin, perhaps giving its choanoflagellate host extra energy-harvesting capabilities.