Scientists extracted 4,500-year-old yeast from Egyptian pottery to use in breadmaking.

The bioluminescent Anomalops katoptron can coordinate its schooling behavior after dark. 

Both modern and ancient crane fly eyes contain eumelanin, a light-screening pigment.

Mutations within the MS4A gene cluster have been linked to changes in protein levels that affect disease risk.

Scientists used machine learning to analyze the coevolution of physical traits in butterflies.

Mycale grandis teams up with microbes housed inside it to gather nutrients.

The sei ion channel in fruit flies keeps their neuronal excitability in check.

A newfound family of metabolites emits green light in response to the blue light of the deep ocean, causing certain sharks to glow.

The goldenrod gall midge, a type of fly, bears larvae that can jump through the air despite their lack of limbs.