Cytosine base editing is crucial for modeling human diseases in zebrafish. Here, the authors present zevoCDA1 and zevoCDA1-198, optimized editors that improve editing efficiency and precision ...

The third-largest outbreak in history of the deadly Marburg virus was sparked by a single jump of the pathogen from an animal to humans, preliminary genomic evidence shows. The outbreak began last ...

The Earth is home to some amazing animals, and many of them are well-known. Everybody knows how quick cheetahs are, how big elephants can grow, and how adorable chipmunks can be. But there are some ...

When life seems a little too serious, there's nothing like animal jokes to make you roar (or hoot or howl) with laughter I’ve been a stand-up and improv comic for 30 years, and I know for a fact ...

Wild animals also experience adversity. Although their negative experiences are easy to dismiss as part of life in the wild, they still have lifelong repercussions – just like traumatic events ...

But what about the rest of the animal kingdom–how do non-human animals understand and respond to death? The answer depends on species, individual, and circumstance. “There’s a wide variety ...

According to legend, Queen Cleopatra had a favorite cat named Tivali. Cats are also highly regarded in Islam, though no animals are worshipped in that religion. Muslims consider cats clean animals, ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become ...

A deep-sea submersible found worms and snails living in cavities below the sea floor — the first time animals have been discovered in such habitats. The creatures may have been pushed into their ...

AI may one day mean that animals are not required for medical testing From animal lovers to laboratory technicians, no-one enjoys subjecting animals to scientific testing. It is instead done to ...