An evolutionary "arms race" for light and space led to the early domestication of wheat, according to new research that could offer fresh insights into crop design. The study led by Dr. Yixiang Shan ...

A growing body of genetic evidence suggests that Neanderthals and Denisovans carried many of the same regulatory gene networks linked to language and vocal anatomy in modern humans, challenging the ...

A surprising new study shows that baby chickens react the same way that humans do when tested for something called the "bouba ...

Born in 1906 and raised in rural Nova Scotia, he vividly describes the experience of spotting a large green caterpillar ...

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Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

Coming face to face with a modern grizzly bear is terrifying enough. With powerful shoulders, massive claws, and a bite ...