A new study published online today, April 25, in the scientific journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that ...

Cichlid fishes exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes, as reported by researchers ...

“Snow is an accumulation of ice crystals. When conditions are just right, they act like tiny mirrors. If they are at the ...

Brazilian scientists conducted the first research project to evaluate the immunity induced in an actual group of vaccinated ...

How do birds fly in a coordinated and seemingly effortless fashion? Part of the answer lies in precise, and previously ...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, genomic surveillance tracked the spread and evolution of the virus in real-time, enabling the ...

ECCMID has now changed its name to ESCMID Global, please credit ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April) in all future stories** In global crises like the COVID-19 ...

In the last several decades, large forest fires have increasingly threatened communities across the Mediterranean. Climate change is expected to make these fires larger, hotter, and more dangerous in ...

Zika and other public health emergencies, effective communication of public health messages is crucial to control the spread of disease, maintain public trust, and encourage compliance with health ...

Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with neurons from rats, the first time scientists ...

Eggs and nesting baby birds exposed to moderate levels of anthropogenic traffic noise experience large, direct, and additive adverse effects on long-term development and fitness, according to a new ...

Diagnosing rare Mendelian disorders is a labor-intensive task, even for experienced geneticists. Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine are trying to make the process more efficient using ...