Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day ...

From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving ...

The newly described lineage belongs to an order called Hodarchaeales (or “Hods” for short) found in marine sediments. Like ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

A new dinosaur species, Mamenchisaurus sanjiangensis, with an incredibly long neck rewrites the history of Jurassic dinosaurs ...

New breakthroughs in microbial analysis could enhance disease prediction, environmental protection and our understanding of the planet’s smallest life forms.

Four billion years ago, Earth was violent, hot, and unstable. Yet new research suggests that by then, life had already ...

Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations can give us clues to the ...

The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and the ...

The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and the ...