Researchers have gained comprehensive insights into the entire nervous system of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The study describes in detail the neurons that span the...
Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team has developed a method that can be used to study the interaction...
Biologists have create a web portal for the world's most charismatic plants, ferns.
A new technique to extract tiny cellulose strands from cow dung and turn them into manufacturing-grade cellulose, currently used to make everything from surgical masks to...
Eating a healthy diet as a child is linked to girls having their first menstrual period at an older age than those who consumed a less...
For social animals, communication is a key that unlocks the benefits of group living. It's well known that animals with more complex social lives tend to...
Tyrannosaurus rex evolved in North America, but its direct ancestor came from Asia, crossing a land bridge connecting the continents more than 70 million years ago,...
Termites -- infamous for their ability to destroy wood -- are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly replanted. But a new paper suggests that...
The substances behind the slimy strings from okra and the gel from fenugreek seeds could trap microplastics better than a commonly used synthetic polymer. Previously, researchers...
Biologists have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of Banco Chinchorro, both...