Biology

Fever is widely recognized as a powerful defense against infection. Across the animal kingdom, many species raise their body temperature...

Tetralogy of Fallot, the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease, may be influenced by genetic changes hidden outside...

Astrocytes, the star-shaped cells that support and nourish neurons, may possess a far greater capacity for self-repair than scientists once...

A newly built bypass highway in eastern France has failed to produce an immediate genetic divide in populations of the...

A hidden layer of microbial activity in the human gut may help explain how bacterial communities adapt to inflammation, according...

Scientists have identified a new species of mountain horned dragon in the high-elevation forests of western Thailand, and its name...

Dogs have been living alongside humans for thousands of years, but new archaeological, genetic and ethnographic evidence suggests that their...

The genetic architecture of wheat may be more flexible than previously thought. Researchers from China Agricultural University and the Chinese...

Lung adenocarcinoma cells may become more invasive and more difficult to eliminate because of a single transcription factor that links...

AMES, Iowa—A tiny, antenna-like structure found on many animal cells may help explain how turtle embryos sense the warmth that...