Paleoanthropologists have explored the social organization of Neanderthals using ancient nuclear, Y-chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA data from the remains...
Researchers have for the first time assembled the high-quality chromosome-level genome of the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), one of only...
Dubbed the Taurasian tur, the newly-identified lineage is best represented by a 14,000-year-old genome sequenced from a specimen found in Direkli Cave,...
Solanimycin, which is produced by Dickeya solani, the enterobacterial pathogen of potato, is active against a broad range of plant-pathogenic fungi and...
New research led by the global research-for-development organization Bioversity International confirms that the genomes of today’s domesticated banana...
The new topical gel that blocks the receptor for a molecule called succinate treats periodontitis — also known as gum disease or periodontal disease...
A team of scientists from the United States and Denmark has found specialized pecking-related regions in the woodpecker forebrain that show characteristics...
Domestic donkeys (Equus asinus) have been important to humans for thousands of years, being the primary source of work and transport for many cultures....
Neanderthal brains were similar in size to those of modern humans but differed in shape. What scientists cannot tell from fossils is how Neanderthal brains...
New research led by Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute scientists shows that people with extreme look-alike faces share common genotypes, but...
Grapes contain polyphenols and flavonoids that are known for their antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects.
Grape consumption reduces fatty liver,...
Iconographic evidence from Egypt suggests that watermelon pulp was consumed there as a dessert as early as 4,360 years ago. The oldest known watermelon...
Species of the horse genus Equus first appeared on the North American continent during the Pliocene era and spread to and across Eurasia beginning around...
The flying spider-monkey tree fern, scientifically known as Alsophila spinulosa, is a species of tree fern widely distributed across Asia.
Alsophila spinulosa....
In a systematic umbrella review of previous relevant studies, a team of scientists from the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Italy synthesized and evaluated...
All of the three new species belong to the salamander genus Desmognathus and are found in the southern Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States,...
In new research, a team of scientists from Zhejiang University and Vanderbilt University examined horizontal gene transfer — an important evolutionary...
Consistent with the concept of the gut-brain phenomenon, observational studies suggest a relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and gastrointestinal...
SCUBE3 potently stimulates hair growth and may offer a therapeutic treatment for androgenetic alopecia.
Liu et al. show that in normal mouse skin, Scube3...
New research demonstrates that mosquito-transmitted flaviviruses such as Zika and dengue can manipulate skin microbiota of their hosts to produce a scent...
