Biology

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Newly generated, complete “end-to-end” reference genomes for the sex chromosomes of five great ape species and...

A team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have generated the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human...

Research Highlights: Research Highlights: The benefits gained from better heart health may be related to a process involved in the...

Primates, including humans, have larger brains than most other mammals, but why? Scientists searching for the answer have long followed...

A 3D model developed by West Virginia University neuroscientists shows how implantable stimulators — the same kind used to treat chronic...

A new paper published in The Quarterly Review of Biology examines the question of what Darwinism is and how its nonscientific uses...

Using ancient DNA extracted from the toe bone of a museum specimen, Harvard biologists have sequenced the genome of an...

A pioneering study has used extensive global datasets and machine learning to map the activities of seafloor invertebrate animals, including...

Climate change, and specifically rising temperatures, will place a great strain on plant growth and will almost certainly impact plant...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Small birds have explored a wide variety of styles of flight, ranging from hovering hummingbirds to bounding...