New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

Using a series of more than 1,000 X-ray snapshots of the shapeshifting of enzymes in action, researchers at Stanford ...

For decades, scientists believed that intelligent life was a rare cosmic accident. A new study challenges that idea, arguing ...

In a study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, scientists from the Department of Medical Biochemistry and ...

Bird flu is caused by several types of influenza A viruses. It primarily affects wild and domestic birds, but can also infect ...

The short-tailed find with the forelimb of a raptor is an extremely rare example of the transition from dinosaurs to birds ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Researchers have successfully uncovered the molecular mechanisms by which bacterial cellulose patches stimulate the regeneration of plant wounds.   - The regeneration process requires the activation ...

DNA evidence has confirmed that killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver—marking the first recorded case ...

Cell culture is a cool technique that lets scientists grow and study cells outside their natural environment. It's like creating a tiny world where cells can live and grow, allowing researchers to ...

Evolution has been fine-tuning life at the molecular level for billions of years. Proteins, the fundamental building blocks ...