Biology

A structured cat-training program for children with developmental disabilities produced measurable benefits for both sides of the human–animal relationship, according...

Antwerp, 4 August 2026 — The genome is often described as a linear sequence of DNA, but inside a living...

Obesity is often discussed in terms of excess body fat, blood glucose, and cardiovascular risk, but its effects extend deep...

A tiny snail discovered in a cave in southwestern China has become the first freshwater cave snail ever recorded within...

Viruses do not encounter a blank biological landscape when they infect humans. They meet an immune system shaped by thousands...

The world’s fastest-growing class of weight-loss medicines has reached a critical crossroads: millions of women of reproductive age are now...

Smithsonian researchers have reconstructed the most comprehensive evolutionary map yet of Hawaii’s honeycreepers, a spectacular group of birds whose rapid...

Moving an outdoor cat indoors may be far less disruptive than many owners fear, according to a new study from...

On Seram Island in Indonesia, an endangered cockatoo is at the center of an unusual conservation breakthrough. The Huaulu Indigenous...

For decades, the bonnethead shark’s distinctive shovel-shaped head has raised a deceptively simple question: why do males and females develop...