Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

An evaluation of introductory biology syllabi from just under 100 colleges and universities finds the syllabus is often ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in samples from asteroid Bennu. This discovery offers compelling evidence that all life on Earth, including humans, is likely ...

Fathers exposed to high stress in childhood had different epigenetic markers that may affect their offspring, though more ...

Scientists recreated the origins of one of life's most important partnerships, uncovering how symbiotic relationships can ...

Evolution is complex and difficult to study, but TraitTrainR, a new software package developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, offers researchers a better way to simulate how ...

Electrical engineers have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological ...

Hummingbirds are small but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of more than 5,590 miles a year. Their journeys are ...

Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the ...

Study reveals how human history—from Indigenous stewardship to colonization—shaped the genetic diversity of Brazil Nut trees ...

A study of rare familial genetic mutations linked to early-onset dementia supports the idea that stalled protein processing contributes to Alzheimer’s disease.