Snakes are among the most fascinating creatures on Earth today, but their evolution remains one of science’s biggest ...

When the world goes bad, some plants do something astonishing. They can’t run or hide, nor can they do much about changing ...

India today accounts for one of the world’s largest diabetic populations, while hypertension and obesity rates continue to ...

New "magic mushroom" species discovery, Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, rewrites the evolutionary history of Psilocybe cubensis.

Biologists have long puzzled over why organisms with similar numbers of protein-coding genes can differ so dramatically in ...

A new study has revealed that Neanderthals possessed an unexpected and highly durable tool in their kits: the teeth of prehistoric rhinoceroses. Marks found on fossilized rhino teeth discovered in ...

The recognition of "Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder" reshapes debates about control over impulsive sexual behavior, but ...

A new study investigates the genetic machinery behind these adaptations and finds that evolution has stuck to a similar ...