High levels of inherited variation are observed for most traits and in most populations. Variation is maintained partly by mutation and partly by a balance of selective forces; however, we do not ...

Brits will need to get acquainted with the idea of an annual event dedicated to insects, because Flying Ant Day 2025 is just ...

From AI camera traps to techno-tortoises, see how cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing wildlife conservation.

Today, by contrast, the marketers I study complain of being swamped by data and confused by information overload. And when I sit through their strategy presentations, I see the consequences of this ...

The crustacean known as the shrimp is closely related to lobsters and crabs, but it has plenty of variety within its more ...

The popular concept has been depicted in everything from film to social media testimonials, but the real science behind the ...

A research team from Skoltech, the Institute of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Problems of Soil Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and other scientific organizations in Russia and the U.S ...

Early results from a pilot study indicate that psilocybin-assisted therapy could be linked to lower alcohol consumption and improved psychological outcomes, though larger controlled trials are needed ...

For some reason, I feel compelled to write about heat this week, possibly due to its being unseasonably torrid, hotter than a witch’s … wait, that doesn’t work, does it? Admittedly it’s officially ...

Unlike other primates, humans are exposed to high levels of placental sex hormones in the womb, which may have shaped our ...

This valuable study identifies asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) histones as potential determinants of the initial genomic binding of Rhino, a Drosophila-specific chromatin protein essential for ...

Researchers used different methods of soil sample pulverization prior to DNA extraction — vertical and horizontal homogenization (mixing). Vertical homogenization proved more effective regarding both ...