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Flying on an airplane switches time zones too quickly, leaving no time for our bodies to adjust.
It is neither hardwood nor softwood. However, it's great at storing the atmospheric carbon.
Many have welcomed the decision but radical change is always challenging.
Videos show that leeches can jump in pursuit of blood, ending an age-long debate among biologists.
Elephant communication is so much more elaborate than we thought.
An ancient shrimplike creature is helping scientists understand how mandibles became so common among animals.
Researchers find no compelling evidence that men can detect women's fertility through scent alone.
They build their own antibiotics taking parts from bacteria.
Scientists discover oxygen production in the deep sea, challenging everything we know about ocean life.
Research suggests that the universal ancestor of all life on Earth was similar to prokaryotes and had an immune system.
The Atacama Desert is usually famous for its scorching temperatures and dryness. Now, it's brimming with flowers.
Respiratory diseases are on the rise among industrial workers, and regular masks just don't cut it.
The link between autism and gut organisms seems to be stronger than we thought.
For the first time in 200 years, Kazakhstan witnesses the return of Przewalski's horse.
The only medical system that rivals this behavior would be the human one, scientists say.
The hormone that may be behind this is also found in humans, but it's not clear what it does.
Animals can't talk or express their feelings but an AI can help us understand their behavior.
Syntrichia caninervis has a real gift for bouncing back to life.
A team of researchers used CT scans and computer models to image trilobites in unprecedented detail.
Some of this is outright wild.
Early and irregular periods shouldn't be ignored. They could be a warning signs of something bad in the future.
Tears may contain odorless social chemical signals that reduce testosterone and aggression in males.
Bees are so good they can not only detect lung cancer but also distinguish between different types.
Lager beers are usually pretty limited. They may now get much more interesting.
A high-tech targeted treatment may reverse hair loss due to alopecia.
The plant has been propagated worldwide, but every surviving specimen of Encephalartos woodii is a male clone – and without a female, natural reproduction is impossible.
Researchers find giant viruses that may regulate algae growth, potentially reducing ice melt.
For patients with Auto-Brewery Syndrome, a simple lunch can result in unintended intoxication
Their ancestors adapted to warming seas, but can the current population do the same?
New study reveals how an antibiotic can trap pathogenic bacteria like velcro.
Did you know tattooed people have a 21 percent higher chance of developing lymphoma?
Sexual parasitism is wild. Here is how it works for anglerfish.
Even women who have been infertile for years have become pregnant after taking these drugs.
Personalized medicine? How about a robot that repairs your tissue from the inside
This scientist is built different.
Scientists uncover the origins and long-distance dispersal of the iconic baobab tree.
Climate change is testing the limits of the world's largest permafrost crater.
This is one of the quirkiest adaptations in nature.
Cicadas aren't dangerous and they're pretty amazing.
Being a cicada is never easy. They wait for years to come out of soil — and some are greeted by deadly fungus that turns them into sex-crazed zombies.
How a weak geomagnetic field might have surprisingly spurred complex life on Earth.
We don't pay a lot of attention, but there's a war being fought -- and we may be the lucky benefactors.
We knew microplastic pollution was a problem, but it's a bigger problem than we thought.
These cyanobacteria can produce protein fibres, taking us a step closer to ideal texture from sustainable lab-grown meat.
North America's rarest mammal is facing the threat of extinction. Can these cloned animals save this species?
Salmon are pretty curious creatures now. In the past, they were even funkier.
Your biology book lied to you. Hybrids can create new species.
Scientists discover the 'nitroplast,' a new organelle formed when algae absorbed cyanobacteria.
It was simply massive!
A male and a female crab spider worked together to mimic a flower.
