New genetic research from the University of Florida may help make key crops such as potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers more ...

Life in these underworlds runs on a very different timeline to Earth's bustling surface. With no sunlight, energy is sparse ...

In January 2025 a paper published in Current Biology (Ghezelayagh et al. 2025) explained that genetic analysis demonstrated that snail darters (Percina tanasi) represented a population of the more ...

Giraffes are among the world's most recognisable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements and unique coat patterns, they have inspired people's imaginations for ...

Giraffes are among the world's most recognizable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements ...

An international collaboration of scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could positively impact the ...

Advances in technology—such as microscopic imaging and molecular techniques—have the potential to transform our understanding ...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded on Monday to an unusual call on Interstate 81 in Sullivan County. While handling a routine matter, troopers encountered a stranded Great Horned Owl on the ...

Researchers analyzed 168,464 samples to uncover how geographic and technical factors shape global gut microbiome variation, ...

After Makino’s 1889 discovery, Stigmatodactylus sikokianus got its name from a Russian botanist after the unique, tiny finger-like appendage (the “dactylus” part) on its stigma. The Kobe University ...

Global biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, with agriculture as a major driver. There is mounting evidence that intercropping can increase insect biodiversity while maintaining or ...

Plant taxonomic richness and average range-size commonly exhibit a negative relationship, though the mechanisms are still debated. Liu et al. reveal that in northeast Siberia and Alaska ...