Animals of the same species don't always look the same. From birds with different beak shapes to mammals that vary in size or ...

For the first time, whole-genome analysis shows that the small Cape leopards are a genetically distinct population.

Scientists at UC Berkeley have discovered a microbe that bends one of biology’s most sacred rules. Instead of treating a ...

Genes may play a bigger role in living a longer life, while lifestyle and luck still shape the outcome, according to a new study.

Karin Modig receives funding from Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare and from Karolinska Institutets research funds. How much do your genes determine how long you’ll live?

Deep in the rolling countryside of Breckerfeld, Germany, lives the tiny superstar featured in this YouTube video — an impressive equine who is redefining what it means to be a “sturdy” steed. Pumuckel ...

Abstract: With the widespread adoption of delivery services and advancements in autonomous driving technology, route optimization problems are being intensively studied. In particular, the expansion ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

What happens when humans kill off the boldest, most aggressive members of a wild animal population for thousands of years? According to research on Italian brown bears, you may get something that ...

The disappearance of the Neanderthals—our archaic hominin cousins—remains one of the great unresolved riddles of ancient human history. Now, new research puts forward an intriguing theory: they may ...