A researcher in the School of Biological Sciences, Kate Charlton-Robb, unearthed the remarkable findings, showing that coastal dolphins in southern Australia...
A study led by Stanford University researchers at a waterhole in Namibia, shows that in years of low rainfall, when resources are scarce, some male elephants...
Researchers from the International Consortium for Blood Pressure Genome-Wide Association Studies have identified a total of 23 gene regions associated...
Researchers have discovered why butterflies have the capacity to change their wing patterns to mimic neighbouring species and ensure their survival from...
The cause of loud sounds generated by males of some hummingbird species has been identified for the first time.
A paper published in the September 9 issue...
German researchers have found that sniffer dogs can help physicians make early yet reliable detections of lung cancer in patients, according to the European...
Cardiologists at Royal Brompton Hospital, UK have discovered that scanning the heart using cardiovascular magnetic resonance can better diagnose and treat...
An international team of researchers has identified two new genes connected with hereditary renal diseases.
The team of scientists from Canada, Germany,...
Scientists have discovered a genetic cause of extreme thinness for the first time, according to a study published today in the journal Nature.
The research...
The green anole lizard Anolis carolinensis, a native of the Southeastern United States, is the first nonbird species of reptile to have its genome sequenced...
Six new genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes in South Asians have been identified by a team of international researchers.
Writing in the journal...
A clinical trial of a potential Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) drug farmed from genetically modified (GM) tobacco plants has at long last got underway...
When a male rat senses the presence of a fetching female rat, a certain region of his brain lights up with neural activity, in anticipation of romance....
An international team of astronomers has made the first undisputed detection of oxygen molecules in space. Using data from the European Space Agency’s...