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We don't know much about how life bounces back after such a dramatic event.
This research could usher in corneas-on-demand.
The parasitic fungus Ophiocordyceps kimflemingiae targets a specific host species of carpenter ant, forcing them to drastically change their behavior.
These cute little predators are very social creatures.
Talk about ancient dandruff.
They are "re-born."
Most birds could fly by that time -- but it was the ones that couldn't that survived.
Cultural preference is not unique to humans, and might be much more common than we once thought it to be.
Talk about a groundbreaking discovery.
It's the first time we've seen inter-species cooperation in birds.
Night workers beware.
It's an interesting idea, but it's probably not true. Calm down.
Magpies? Check. Throwing orange balls at magpies? Check. Grated cheese? Check. I love this study.
If this is emotional blackmail. I'm not even mad.
Fortunately, they're hot on the heels of the mechanisms that allow them to affect brain cells.
Birds, err, ants of a fellow flock together.
Baleen, one surprising fossil suggests, evolved from gums rather than teeth.
Marine mammals are a strange bunch, and the sea is a very unforgiving environment.
The small shrew acts as a tiny cog in a very complex and special environmental mechanism.
Bones are more complex than they seem!
Lifestyle so green it shows through its skin.
Mistletoe really is a strange one.
Despite their sedentary lifestyles, plants have a lot more going on than it seems.
Their eyes can rotate in ways you wouldn't imagine.
Let's stop and smell the roses... at a genetic level.
A wolf in sheep's clothing.
Ancient burial could tell us a lot about human-animal relationships.
It was the most complex penis transplant ever performed.
First whole-body CT scan of a minke whale yields insights on whale communication
Well if it sounds like a human and walks like a human...
When power runs low, neurons start going haywire.
Talk about a special mind.
Such adaptations could form the evolutionary roots of human warfare.
These turtles were far more common than previously known.
Talk about altruistic behavior -- these ants are truly impressive.
The world's largest coral system is dying, and it's all our fault.
Failing upwards!
Sneaky, sneaky plasmodium.
The dinosaurs started and ended with a bang.
Their results point to East Asia (China) as the yeast's area of origin.
Their nature makes them ideal against pathogens that hide from immune cells, such as HIV.
But we humans are the real punks here.. .
Turtles have a magnetic-based, extremely accurate GPS which they use to navigate the oceans.
Butterfly iridescence is really, really old.
"I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll glow my beak around!"
The fossil found on a UK beach used to belong to an ancient behemoth.
The first step to making spacebabies is to know if we can actually do it.
Century-old samples might teach us something new about climate change.
The novel camera help researchers devise a novel underwater GPS method.
Although their evolutionary paths diverged very early on, liverworts and other plants use similar proteins to fight off molds.
