Modern toads (Bufonidae) are among the most successful amphibians on the planet, a diverse group of more than 600 species that are found on every continent except Antarctica. But just how did they ...

Some ancient stony corals were able to survive extreme environmental changes, which suggests that some modern species could also possess some resilience to the effects of climate change, according to ...

A lizard wearing one of the sensors, which weigh just three-hundredths of a gram each — the same as a two grains of rice.

Students in undergraduate and graduate programs learn biological concepts taught by dedicated faculty and gain hands-on research experiences in the laboratory and field using first-class equipment, ...

As childless marriages become the norm, discover the financial, cultural, and emotional reasons couples are redefining what ...

Proponents of the use of synthetic biology say it could bring some species back from the brink of extinction and help fight ...

The word communism has been dragged through history as a banner for human politics. However, its Latin origin, communis, ...

New research explores how diet, evolution, and facial anatomy may have shaped our modern smiles. Studies of ancient skulls show wider jaws and fewer malocclusions, leading researchers to explore how ...

Since interagency cooperation isn’t succeeding organically, it’s time for top-down initiatives led by a Health and Human ...

Just because an animal is venomous doesn’t always mean it is “un-pettable.” Here are a couple of noteworthy exceptions.

This study offers a valuable methodological advance by introducing a gene panel selection approach that captures combinatorial specificity to define cell identity. The findings address key limitations ...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earth-like planets are common—if it can get off the ground ...