A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living organisms.

All biological function is dependent on how different proteins interact with each other. Protein-protein interactions facilitate everything from transcribing DNA and controlling cell division to higher-level functions in complex organisms.

A new study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (MPI-EB) sheds fresh light on one of the most debated concepts in biology: evolvability. The work provides the first experimental evidence showing how natural selection can sh

One of nature's most disliked creatures may very well unlock a breakthrough in disaster response. A multidisciplinary Purdue University research team is recreating mosquito antennae to better study their sensitivity to vibrations. Should the research pro

New research on the inner ear morphology of Neanderthals and their ancestors challenges the widely accepted theory that Neanderthals originated after an evolutionary event that implied the loss of part of their genetic diversity. The findings, based on fo

Northwestern University researchers have identified structural features in engineered cell receptors that correlate with variations in receptor function.

British physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin nearly 100 years ago, was the first to warn of the dangers of antibiotic resistance.

In a rugged stretch of desert in one of the nation's most remote national parks, a volunteer's eyes were caught by a colorful sight sprouting up from the beige and brown of the Chihuahuan Desert—"devil"-ish blooms, flowers like bright red horn

A University of Queensland-led team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia's subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different locations. The work is published in the journal Ecology Lette

In an effort to monitor biodiversity trends, greater efforts are being made worldwide to assess biodiversity patterns over large scales. To do this, scientists rely on species distribution models (SDMs), which make predictions of species' geographical ra

Citizen scientists are drawing on personal experience to help researchers create new plant-based fermented foods and maximize their health benefits.

Powdery mildew is a destructive fungal disease of barley that can result in crop losses of up to 40%. To protect themselves from powdery mildew, barley has evolved a series of immune receptors that each recognize matching, strain-specific powdery mildew p