A new species high in the Sierra Nevada mountains arose through the mating of two distinct species, and is one of very few hybrid species able to breed ...
Scientists at a U.S. weapons laboratory say they have trained bees to sniff out explosives in a project they say could have far-reaching applications for U.S....
Conservation experts say the wild tiger may be headed for extinction. Twenty years ago, there were tens of thousands of these big cats in the wild. Today,...
A single, gigantic asteroid slammed into Earth 65 million years ago, dooming the dinosaurs and many other species, scientists said on Thursday in a new study...
When it comes to differentiating a friend from a rival, invasive ants have it easier than humans: They can spot genetic differences, a new study shows. ...
A rock which hit a lake in British Columbia is thought to be the oldest object ever found. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1961515,00.html...
A biological defect in the way blood flows in the brain rather than a psychological defect could be one reason why some people become criminal psychopaths, a...
The function of horned beetles' wild protrusions has been a matter of some consternation for biologists. Digging seemed plausible; combat and mate selection,...
Until recently, many children who did not conform to gender norms in their clothing or behavior and identified intensely with the opposite sex were steered to...
Neanderthals had different ethnic groups, often suffered from starvation, and probably practiced cannibalism. That's the news from a recent study of the...
Scientists have produced new evidence that casts doubts on charges against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting 426...
It is a brain map like no other, has been three years in the making, and promises a revolution in neuroscience: a genomic atlas of the mouse brain has been...
If terrorists ever unleashed a biological weapon, unusual molecules normally found in the blood of llamas could quickly help warn of the attack, scientists now...
"Bowles examines the genetic interrelatedness of hunter-gatherer groups that persist to this day, assuming that they are at least somewhat indicative of the...
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