Researchers have found that coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2 contain genes that appear important for viral survival even though they don't produce a working protein. Their work investigating how these ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Plant reproduction is a cornerstone of our food system and ecological balance; however, it is a complex process. Plants have ...

Females move to a new community when they reach sexual maturity, but as for whether they want to hear her ideas? That’s ...

Recent work has also revealed that Homo sapiens interbred with three separate Denisovan populations. As a consequence, all ...

Tumor cells transform fibroblasts into cancer-associated fibroblasts, which have an important immunosuppressive activity on which growth, invasion, and metastasis depend. These activated fibroblasts ...

FRUIT FLIES are smart. For a start—the clue is in the name—they can fly. They can also flirt; fight; form complex, long-term memories of their surroundings; and even warn one another about the ...

Using ancient samples, the scientists were able to peer into the past and reveal new markers of adaptation from the early ...

New therapies could prevent the adjustments in intestinal bacteria that enable them to survive in inflamed regions ...

New therapies could prevent the adjustments in intestinal bacteria that enable them to survive in inflamed regionsNew studies ...

A recent study published in the journal Science provided evidence that wild chimpanzees exhibit cumulative culture, learning ...

The evolution of human brains may have been deeply influenced by social bonds and prolonged childhoods, rather than brain ...