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Serotine bats have penises seven times longer and wider than their female counterparts' vaginas
You might enjoy them as a crunchy snack or a rich ingredient in your desserts, but have you ever wondered where macadamia nuts come from?
Virovory, the consumption of viruses for nutrients, could significantly impact the global carbon cycle and food web structures.
The monkey chimera is created from pluripotent stem cells and contains two distinct sets of DNA.
As if viruses weren't frightening enough!
Native plants in Australia are in grave danger due to a fungal disease. Here is how cryopreservation might save them.
Pando's "acoustic portrait" reveals new intimate details about the inner workings of the world's largest organism.
This artificial hand has transformed the life of a women living with a below elbow amputation. Can it bring the same positive change for others?
Your favorite "bittersweet and emotional" songs were found to work best against physical pain.
The world of biology holds surprises, like cells that challenge the very fabric of Newtonian principles.)
Australian cane toads evolve rapidly, with tadpoles turning cannibalistic and hatchlings speeding up development in response.
Paul McInerney, CSIRO You might have noticed it after sliding on a rock in a Melbourne creek. Or it could have been wading through a Northern Territory waterhole. It’s slime, and our rivers are full of it. That’s a good thing. Wherever there are hard surfaces like snags and rocks in our rivers, you’ll find […]
She is the fiercest and fattest bear of the Katmai National Park, and she crushed her opponent by over 80,000 votes.
What happens when scientists use Age of Empires and live ants to test theories about combat and environment?
Turns out, jellyfish are not just simple, pulsating blobs—they can learn from experience.
Buy you still may not know if their crying means crying or something else.
While the rule of trees has been a cornerstone in understanding forest ecology and management, recent studies reveal its limitations, especially when applied to a tree's internal vascular structures."
Bats' unique evolutionary traits may offer clues for human health.
Surviving with two heads and two hearts is not child's play.
Tiny marine animals provide insight into the evolutionary history of neural cells
Child obesity is rising across the globe, but parents do something about it. The key is acting early.
Wolves on an Alaskan island are showing a remarkable adaptation.
Study finds linking the human body to special powers enhances student experience.
Tick bites are spreading the incurable alpha-gal syndrome in thousands of Americans. Here is why we need to take action now!
You can add an extra 24 years to your life just by adopting these lifestyle changes.
These are extraordinary fishes.
Living alone in isolation is not good for your brain, heart, immune system, and overall health. Here is how it brings you closer to death.
How will coral and symbiotic algae coexist in a changing climate?
Hairworms appear to be missing approximately 30% of the genes that were supposed to be mandatory.
Generic ketamine has the power to slash the overall cost of treating clinical depression by more than 60 percent.
Life on Earth booms every 36 million years, driven by tectonic cycles.
Aging is a culmination of factors spanning from your cells to your environment. A number of interconnected processes determine how quickly your body is able to repair and recover from damage.
Scientists continue to unlock the mysteries of complex life forms through ancient genetic blueprints.
This rodent of unusual size is cute.
This is a seriously impressive biological ability.
The therapy made cats sterile with no side effects for at least two years.
New research suggests that protecting moths is just as vital as safeguarding bees.
A tiny 3D-printed smartphone attachment has the potential to make blood pressure checkups affordable and accessible to all.
Neurons shouldn't fuse together -- or so we thought.
The death cap mushroom has finally met its match: a dye used in medical imaging.
These spiders have learned to walk like ants and look like flowers, but can these tricks help them escape their predators?
How did human DNA end up in a deer tooth pendant?
If your heart beats irregularly, here is a graphene tattoo that can keep your heartbeat in check, even better than a pacemaker.
The transition of ocean creatures to landlubbers was one of the most epic journeys in evolutionary history.
This doesn't make intensive agriculture good, but it can help us understand the pollinator-plants interactions.
There's not much evidence and speculation is running wild.
A probiotic cocktail promises to save the only US coral reef barrier. But we need to act fast, if we are really serious about it.
The sandgrouse can carry water in its belly feathers from miles away. Now, scientists finally learned how the birds pull it off.
A zirconium-based catalyst promises to break down polymers. It's probably the best plastic-degradation solution we've come across.
Virus-resistant bacteria could drastically improve drug manufacturing in bio-factories.
