A study of women and girls in a part of South Africa with high levels of HIV infection has shown that the virus has the ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the ...

The Holy Grail, says Pam Marrone, is a long-lasting, broad-spectrum bioherbicide with pre- and post-emergent activity against ...

Fermeate uses optogenetics—precise control of gene expression with light—to turbocharge productivity in bioreactors, with ...

Computational biologist Brandon Ogbunu explores and writes about the intersection of science, society, and culture. We spoke ...

The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...

A new study reveals how a remarkable group of plants on the Galápagos Islands developed their diverse leaf shapes—offering ...

Human languages are known to have grown and changed considerably over the course of history, often reflecting technological, ...

You probably grabbed your phone or took a sip of water with your right hand. If you’re like most people (about 9 out of 10), ...

A short period of heat stress changed genes in fruit flies, and these changes lasted for generations. Some offspring even ...

Dr Peter Verheyen discusses the transition from quantum-scale events to the emergence of subjective consciousness ...