High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

This change stems from House Bill 805, a comprehensive measure passed by the State Legislature last summer. "It's just ...

Biologists mapping the human body have long assumed that every major kind of microscopic life inside us already had a place ...

In preparation for the transition of KJSEA candidates to senior schools, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) ...

One of the experts who helped her come to that understanding was Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff, whom Winfrey met during a panel ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something wholly unexpected.

A plant that looks like a fungus, lives like a parasite, and clones itself in the dark—Balanophora may be one of evolution’s strangest experiments.

A new study shows how ants grow huge colonies by choosing numbers over strength and relying on teamwork instead of tough ...

The backstory: The law began as Senate Bill 53, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, to ...

Small molecules have critical roles at all levels of biological complexity and yet remain orphans of the central dogma. Chemical biologists, working with small molecules, expand our understanding of ...