Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) include foods like some apples and salmon whose DNA has been modified for certain ...

Thomas White is a scientific advisor for the environmental charity Invertebrates Australia, and receives funding from The Australian Research Council. The brain is an evolutionary marvel. By shifting ...

Most forms of life cannot survive extreme environmental conditions, like excessive temperatures. Likewise, the significant majority of species on our planet have a set lifespan and cannot exist past a ...

Kate Adamala started work on a cell in which the natural molecular structure is reversed. Then a possible doomsday scenario became clear.

Have you ever wondered how biologists choose what animal to use in their research? Since scientists can't do a lot of basic research on people, they study animals to shed light on everything from ...

Rats show kindness, orcas mourn their dead, and monkeys protest injustice. Scientists are learning that other species also have complex emotions. This is Ed. He’s a Canadian sphynx cat. He’s curious, ...

Researchers have detailed the bizarre-looking species of crinoids known as the Antarctic strawberry feather star. The free-swimming organisms which mostly live in warm waters are spotted to have an ...

Sharon E. Roberts receives funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. She is a co-founder of the International Anthropomorphic Research Project/Furscience. University ...

The brain is an evolutionary marvel. By shifting the control of sensing and behavior to this central organ, animals (including us) are able to flexibly respond and flourish in unpredictable ...