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Dry climate and urbanization prompted the first mosquitoes to increasingly bite humans -- and things aren't looking too well for the future.
The hatched hybrids are sterile so they shouldn't be a threat. None will be released into the wild to be sure.
Among other things, these genomes may help find new approaches against COVID-19.
Man's best friend is even more awesome than we knew.
Sea turtles have an internal compass -- but it's not perfect. They can go the wrong way for hundreds of miles before reaching their foraging grounds.
Bacteria that use manganese for energy have been suspected to exist for over a century -- but they've only recently been confirmed.
Researchers hope to completely sequence the other 23 chromosomes by the end of the year.
As far as mosquitoes go, fewer ladies is ideal.
An art historian and a biologist form an uncanny pair in order to reveal the timeline of evolution for your favorite fruits ande vegetables.
These tiny dinos started evolving many of the traits of today's birds.
The Arctic ocean acidification is much worse than we thought.
The lineage is relatively distinct from other modern dogs'.
That's not something you see every day.
They look pretty, too.
Invasive species are one of the most dangerous (and overlooked) environmental threats.
Life, as they say, finds a way.
It helps disperse heat and reflect sunlight.
A fourth color cone type in the hummingbird's eyes allows the birds to see in extra colors tinted in ultraviolet.
Many patients are at risk of dying from bacterial infections acquired in the hospital rather than of the virus itself.
Whether or not this makes the virus more transmissible in society isn't yet clear.
Now, that's something you don't see every day.
The research suggests that someday it may be possible to induce a suspended animation state in humans.
The pinker the naughtier for flamingos.
A novel simulation mimicked the conditions of early Earth, finding that meteorites could have seeded the essential building blocks for life.
A preventive treatment could prevent a lot of deaths.
They seem to like city life.
Patients with type 1 diabetes currently need daily injections of insulin to manage the disease.
Sorry -- no invisible humans any time soon, but the applications can be intriguing.
It's the deepest confirmed sighting of any cephalopod.
Our mental state does have an effect on the hair, it seems.
From cheap genetical sequencing to quick medical tests and synthetic meat, a biotech revolution is just waiting to happen
Its a bad time to be a tree.
The fossil is around 75 million years older than the oldest millipede we've found before.
At least 50 billion years worth of unique evolutionary history is at risk, a new study found.
Understanding how genetics influences problem drinking can help us help those at risk.
Snakes are often considered nonsocial creatures, but this isn't always the case.
The infant was too small for surgery, so doctors bought it some time.
An antibody isolated from a SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) survivor after the 2003 epidemic could pave the way towards a treatment for COVID-19. The antibody, named S309, is currently “on a fast-track development and testing path” with California-based Vir Biotechnology. according to a press release. Preliminary findings, published in a study in the journal […]
Australia has always been home to some weird looking creatures. Now, one of the strangest dinosaurs has also been discovered Down Under.
The findings could radically alter our understanding of this condition, alongside other autoimmune disorders.
Researchers analyzed the wing shapes of more than 10,000 species of birds.
The coating could make equipment safer and usable for longer.
Not all birds are of a feather, it turns out.
New research in Sicily has found human-associated bacteria in underground caves.
The search for the gene that enables some bees to give birth without having sex took more than 30 years.
I've never related to anything more in my life.
It's the second year in a row where whaling is halted in Iceland, but it's not for humanitarian reasons.
The antibodies were isolated a few years ago, but there was "no need for such a treatment" at the time.
In addition to pneumonia, patients with severe forms of COVID-19 may also experience blood clots in the lungs.
"Being able to eat a lot of fruit or nectar without [getting drunk] would certainly open up an important food resource," explains lead author Mareike Janiak
