It took a broke medical student, a $20 fish tank, and a radical idea that could one day turn failed organs into brand-new ...

We have identified the gene that, when activated, initiates the developmental programme that results in cells forming a human ...

Archaeologists examining an approximately 6,200-year-old skull uncovered at a Copper Age site identified a series of injuries on the skull matching to a young adult male. The wounds were most ...

A new serum helped mice regrow part of a digit by triggering blastema formation, hinting at a future path toward human limb ...

The introduction of non-native insect species into new environments can have far reaching ecological consequences. Such ...

Our genetic heritage is not a blueprint or an algorithm, as many biologists have imagined, but something else entirely.

Bioengineered parasites could serve as long-term drug factories for hosts, new research suggests. Hookworms, intestinal parasites that infect hundreds of millions of people in under-resourced tropical ...

More than 400 cats destined for slaughter have been rescued in Vietnam after authorities dismantled an alleged feline theft ring, an animal welfare group has said. Nine people have been arrested in ...

Human development—such as roads—affects wildlife. But so does the presence of people. Dave Kenny The world is in the throes of a biodiversity crisis, with numerous animal species declining or ...

Humans spend a great deal of time trying to smell good. We wash, deodorize and perfume our bodies daily, suggesting body odor must matter. Yet scientifically, the picture is far less straightforward.

A new analysis of GPS tracking data from 37 animal species, paired with cellphone location data from across the United States, shows that not only does animal behavior change when humans modify their ...

When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found. By Emily Anthes Humans do not have to cut down ...