A study in fruit flies suggests an internal genomic arms race may be driving rapid evolution in proteins that still perform an essential, unchanging job: protecting chromosome ends.

A newly identified class of RNA molecules has been discovered in bacteria living inside the human body. These circular ...

Dr. Dianne I Greenfield CUNY Advanced Science Research Center & Queens College Associate Professor in Environmental Sciences (Oceanography) Area of Research: Biological Oceanograp ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released the official NEET UG 2026 syllabus, outlining the topics to be covered in ...

The king cobra occupies a singular position in the natural world-one defined not just by its biology but also by an unlikely ...

Scientists have long known that mutations in certain genes affecting microtubules in plants can cause plants to grow in a twisting manner. In most cases, these are “null mutations,” meaning the ...

The most comprehensive dataset of termite genomes to date was created by an international team of scientists, led by ...

The time a spider plant mom remains tethered to her spiderette can be influenced by the daughter plant's environment.

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

New breakthroughs in microbial analysis could enhance disease prediction, environmental protection and our understanding of the planet’s smallest life forms.

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...