Although we often conceive of microorganisms — germs — as bad, the vast majority of them are not.

During Australia's unprecedented heat wave in late January, air temperatures reached 50°C in inland South Australia.

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

How many fossils does it take to accurately train an image-based AI algorithm? According to a new study co-authored by Bruce ...

Brain freeze — the sharp, seconds-long headache we get from ingesting something cold — is rooted in the way our brain senses ...

Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces.

Camouflage and mimicry are among the oldest concepts in biology — taught in classrooms as elegant outcomes of natural selection. Animals that blend in avoid getting eaten. Over many generations, tiny ...

The "multiply by 7" rule for dog-to-human years has been replaced after scientists discovered dogs age faster than previously ...

Knowing which genes are responsible for the transformations could help with developing antifungal treatments, and may have other pharmaceutical and industrial applications.

Efforts to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch might be a mistake. Here is why experts say skimming the surface could be disastrous for marine life.

In response to social cues, individual clownfish will switch sexes. Cutting-edge research reveals the neural and genetic ...

The scientists examined the lineages of two groups of bivalves—marine invertebrates that include clams, oysters, mussels, and ...