While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...

A major transition in evolution is the shift from asexual to sexual reproduction in early organisms. But why would a yeast ...

Imagine an ordinary Tuesday. You wash your hair, put on deodorant, drink coffee, pack lunch in a plastic container and ...

Age-related changes in the womb lining may be the cause and could be treatable in the future, say experts.

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered new evidence that the communities of bacteria living in the uterus may ...

Praying mantises are far more than the insects you see in your garden. Armed with lightning-fast strikes, incredible ...

"When the plant tries to undergo meiosis, those differences prevent proper chromosome pairing." ...

The data demonstrate that osprey broods are starving throughout the entire main stem of the bay, Professor Bryan Watts writes ...

If you stand on one of Australia’s southern shorelines at this time of the year, you might be lucky enough to spot a southern ...

A mosquito (Culex nigripalpus) feeds on nectar from mango flower in Florida, the US. Mosquitoes are better known to spread ...

While these are not artificial life forms created entirely from scratch, the work demonstrates an unprecedented level of control over the genetic software that powers living cells — and could reshape ...