From controlling fire to decoding DNA, humans have achieved levels of adaptation unseen in nature. Biologists call this a “cultural evolution loop,” where ideas evolve faster than genes. This feedback ...

Scientists have discovered a strange tubular structure inside Profftella, a symbiotic bacterium in the Asian citrus psyllid. These long, helical tubes, filled with ribosomes, show a complexity not ...

"Science evolves at the speed of light, diplomats move slowly": Brazilian envoy on Biological Weapons Convention ...

The question of consciousness has puzzled scientists for decades, but new research suggests the answer lies not in what consciousness is, but rather in what purpose it serves. According to Professors ...

When males are forced to compete for females, new species form more rapidly. This has been shown in a new study where the ...

A new study, led by the University of Vienna and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, shows how the eyes of adult ...

A cancer diagnosis is never welcome news. But for certain types of cancers, a doctor’s confirmation can be a lifesaver.

Quantum physics is usually associated with particle colliders and vacuum chambers, not with the proteins quietly shuttling ...

The researchers described the scene in a recent publication, calling it “an extraordinary colonial spider community.” The ...

Pterosaurs acquired flight "in a burst at their origin," giving scientists new insights into the biological laws of flight ...

This process, which occurred and spread thousands of years ago, is an example of what is called cultural and biological ...

Complex life began to develop almost a billion years earlier, and over a longer span of time, than previously believed. This ...