Odin, in Norse mythology, is an extremely powerful god who’s also a trickster. He has only one eye, having sacrificed the other for wisdom. Among his many _...Read More_

Odin, in Norse mythology, is an extremely powerful god who’s also a trickster. He has only one eye, having sacrificed the other for wisdom. Among his many _...Read More_

Most organisms on earth depend on the energy from the sun. Sunlight is also an important coordinator of life's timers. Animals take important cues for proliferation, activity, _...Read More_

Most organisms on earth depend on the energy from the sun. Sunlight is also an important coordinator of life's timers. Animals take important cues for proliferation, activity, _...Read More_

More than just a sun tan: Ultraviolet light helps marine animals to tell the time of year

More than just a sun tan: Ultraviolet light helps marine animals to tell the time of year

>"Associate Professor of Biology Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani and NYUAD Senior Research Scientist David Nelson report in a new study that they have successfully _...Read More_

>"Associate Professor of Biology Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani and NYUAD Senior Research Scientist David Nelson report in a new study that they have successfully _...Read More_

>"A new reference genome assembly identified more than 85 million genetic variants in the rhesus macaque, the largest database of genetic variation for any one nonhuman _...Read More_

>"A new reference genome assembly identified more than 85 million genetic variants in the rhesus macaque, the largest database of genetic variation for any one nonhuman _...Read More_

Mistletoes have all but shut down the powerhouses of their cells. Scientists are still trying to understand the plants’ unorthodox survival strategy.

Mistletoes have all but shut down the powerhouses of their cells. Scientists are still trying to understand the plants’ unorthodox survival strategy.

The most massive database of microbial gene sequences so far shows that the tree of life is much larger than we knew.

The most massive database of microbial gene sequences so far shows that the tree of life is much larger than we knew.

“The question of what determines biological diversity has pestered evolutionary biologists ever since Wallace and Darwin came up with their theory of evolution,” Salzburger said. The new study doesn’t provide conclusive answers, but it does _...Read More_

“The question of what determines biological diversity has pestered evolutionary biologists ever since Wallace and Darwin came up with their theory of evolution,” Salzburger said. The new study doesn’t provide conclusive answers, but it does _...Read More_

>"The simple insight that most changes are random had a profound effect on genetics, evolution and ecology."

>"The simple insight that most changes are random had a profound effect on genetics, evolution and ecology."

This work was supported by the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (4-1805, 4-1705) of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, the Research Institute for _...Read More_

This work was supported by the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (4-1805, 4-1705) of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, the Research Institute for _...Read More_

The physicist Jeff Gore tests theories about microbe communities experimentally and finds new rules governing ecological stability.

The physicist Jeff Gore tests theories about microbe communities experimentally and finds new rules governing ecological stability.

>"A ‘women’s pastime’ practised by Queen Victoria, ‘seaweeding’ spread from the UK to California – now the samples are providing a glimpse into history"

>"A ‘women’s pastime’ practised by Queen Victoria, ‘seaweeding’ spread from the UK to California – now the samples are providing a glimpse into history"

The critically endangered vaquita has survived in low numbers in its native Gulf of California for hundreds of thousands of years, a new genetic analysis has found. The study found little sign of inbreeding or other risks often associated _...Read More_

The critically endangered vaquita has survived in low numbers in its native Gulf of California for hundreds of thousands of years, a new genetic analysis has found. The study found little sign of inbreeding or other risks often associated _...Read More_

>"Evolution is extraordinarily creative in the wake of a cataclysm. How does life keep steadily ticking over in between?"

>"Evolution is extraordinarily creative in the wake of a cataclysm. How does life keep steadily ticking over in between?"