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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.
These huge eyes weigh 20 times more than the rest of the worm's body.
Regrowing limbs starts with protein — and now, researchers know which protein are necessary.
This is going to be wild!
22 years ago, a couple switched from modern farming to wildland farming. Here is how this decision transformed the lives of many life forms.
New archaeological and biomolecular findings reveal that chickens were domesticated for egg-laying purposes as early as 400 BCE in Central Asia.
Bird flu has begun to infect dairy cows in the US. It's the first time time this has happened, and it poses tough questions.
Scientists explore the unique, swift clotting mechanism of caterpillar hemolymph.
The output is still very low, but for the first time we have something than can harness oxygen to power medical devices indefinitely.
Pythons can provide large volumes of high-protein meat, and with a lower carbon footprint. So, would you like to try some?
The humble ant has a surprising superpower that uses magnetism.
Sand coated steel frames can help restore coral reefs destroyed by explosives.
Daddy longlegs have extra eyes from their evolutionary past.
You really should wash your reusable bottle more.
For centuries, scientists have been creating beautiful reconstructions of flowers. Now, they're adding a new dimension to it.
Does this look like a Triassic hotspot to you?
Humans and other apes are tail-less due to a peculiar 'jumping gene', which used to be considered 'junk DNA'.
The world is in dire need of an accessible and affordable breast cancer screening technology. Here is one that looks perfect.
It's one of entomology's more bizarre puzzles — and it's now been solved.
Bats have the uncanny power to contain dangerous viruses without getting sick. However, if disturbed, the viruses in bats may jump on us.
This challenges the idea that humor is a human-only characteristic.
Cigarette butts are causing damage on a scale you can't imagine. Here's how one city in Europe is trying to transform them into something useful.
Scientists discover a frog in India's Western Ghats with a mushroom growing directly from its skin. Something like this has never been seen before.
Researchers uncover how exactly tardigrades endure extreme conditions, potentially paving the way for new medical innovations.
What is killing male antechinuses after mating season? It's apparently not the sleep deprivation.
Cultivated meat is good for the animals and environment, but is there a way to make it good for our pockets too?
Nobody knows where great white sharks give birth and keep their newborns. It looks like we finally have a clue.
This could be the last hope for northern white rhinoceroses.
These talented primates have a unique vocal ability that sheds light on human speech evolution.
No two tongues are alike and are distinctive enough to partly predict age and gender.
The fish come from the ocean's deepest trenches.
The microfossils in Australia contain the earliest evidence of photosynthesis-related structures.
