Ants are one of the most prevalent insects on Earth, with over 14,000 species and an estimated population of over four quadrillion. In a recent…
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In a new opinion paper published in Trends in Genetics, evolutionary geneticist Asher Cutter highlights the ethical and scientific considerations surrounding “genetic welding,” the use…
Example of a long-tailed macaque using a stone tool to access food. Credit: Lydia V. Luncz Macaques unintentionally created stone fragments that bear a resemblance…
Juvenile North American red squirrel in the Yukon, Canada. Credit: Ryan Taylor Imagine overhearing the Powerball lottery winning numbers, but not being aware of when…
Evolution is the process by which species of living organisms change over time. It is a central concept in the field of biology and is…
Cryo-electron tomography provided insight into the cellular structure of a newly cultured Asgard archaeon illustrated here. Remarkable are the extensive actin cytoskeleton filaments (orange) in…
An adult zebra shark at Shedd Aquarium’s Wild Reef exhibit. Credit: ©Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Asexual reproduction is prevalent among animals such as starfish, deep-sea worms,…
Sexual orientation refers to an individual’s emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction to people of a particular gender. The most commonly recognized sexual orientations are heterosexual,…
Introns are non-coding regions of DNA found within genes of eukaryotic organisms. They are transcribed into RNA but are later removed by a process called…
The findings lend support to the theory that microRNAs play an essential role in the evolution of intelligent life. New research suggests that microRNAs play…
Hofstenia miamia, three-banded panther worms. Credit: Mansi Srivastava and Kathleen Mazza-Curll Stem cells are a remarkable biological wonder that have the ability to repair, replace…
A newly discovered species of large scorpionfly from Nepal named Lulilan obscurus. Credit:University of Göttingen/R Willmann An entomologist has identified a new species of large…
The new findings will be important to the broader study of fungal evolution, particularly how fungi inherit important biotechnological features like enzymes that break down…
The findings reveal a surprisingly selfish side to yeast behavior. A recently discovered phenomenon known as latecomer killing describes how yeast kills its own clones…
The scientists were able to learn how the new species has evolved through the use of morphometrics, stable isotope analysis, and genome sequencing. An evolutionary…
The Lord Howe Island wood-feeding cockroach (Panesthia lata). Credit: Justin Gilligan/NSW DPE Long believed to be extinct on the main island of Lord Howe Island,…
The findings suggest that V-set domains evolved farther back in the evolutionary tree than previously believed. The tiny marine invertebrate’s genes shed new light on…
Hemidactylium scutatum larvae, lungless salamander native to eastern North America. Credit: Zachary R. Lewismorpho Despite lung loss in adults for millions of years, lungless salamanders…
Fernanda, the only known living Fernandina giant tortoise (Chelonoidis phantasticus, or “fantastic giant tortoise”), now lives at the Galápagos National Park’s Giant Tortoise Breeding Center…
Fernanda, the only known living Fernandina giant tortoise (Chelonoidis phantasticus, or “fantastic giant tortoise”), now lives at the Galápagos National Park’s Giant Tortoise Breeding Center…