Extinct, giant arthropods, long assumed to be top predators of ancient seas, didn’t have sharp enough eyesight to be refined hunters.
Scientists aim to remotely monitor Parkinson’s through voice recordings.
Can seed banks adequately prepare for the future if wild plant populations are already lagging behind in adapting to rapid climate change?
Meet the researcher struggling to gain approval for his medical device, which was originally designed to relieve back pain, but turned out to be an orgasm inducer.
Linking single-gene defects to inflammatory bowel disease in young children may help all sufferers of the illness.
A 50,000-generation-long experiment shows that bacteria keep getting fitter.
A rare bleeding disorder leads scientists to uncover an unusual blood component that might be common to us all.
Differential gene expression between dominant and subordinate male turkeys could help evolutionary biologists deconstruct the roots of sexual dimorphism.
Ancient receptors in seeds bind a small molecule in smoke that promotes germination.
Highways and byways are among the man-made environmental alterations driving the evolution of animals on contemporary timescales, with implications for ecology.
The prominent researcher has been put on administrative leave pending an investigation into unspecified allegations.
The 20-year project calls into question the conventional wisdom about the role plants will play in mitigating future climate change.
The US Senate narrowly approved the politician, who does not have a science background.
Researchers deliver small interfering RNAs loaded into nanoparticles into the ears of adult guinea pigs to regenerate hair cells damaged by noise.
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