Biology News Articles

Giraffe have long been assumed to be a single species. However, a new genetic study argues that there are in fact four...

A new technique that makes whole rats see-through allows scientists to image intact organs, offering a bigger picture...

Researchers think they may have found a "coffee gene".

Growing human noroviruses in the lab.

How lobsters eat poisonous jellyfish without getting stung.

Birds serenade their incubating eggs to control how their offspring will handle heat.

Many people complain that going on holiday caused them to catch a cold, and now we may know why!

A plant virus spread by aphids renders tomato plants irresistible to bumblebees, which rush in to pollinate them, a...

Living 500 years or more, a species of shark has swum away with the medal for world's longest-lived vertebrate...

A genetic change that rendered modern humans resistant to the effects of smoke may explain why we flourished while...

Inflammation and a build-up of fibrous tissue in the ovary as it ages is behind the drop in fertility that women...

Harnessing the power of fire may have unwittingly led to the evolution of tuberculosis, according to a new study out...

A parasitic plant capable of devastating food crops has met its match with the domestic tomato...

Speedy chewing robot munches on paleodiet to evaluate tooth wear rate.

The greater honeyguide bird has evolved to seek out and cooperate with humans to help them find honey, scientists...

A breakthrough in vaccination technology that could speed up the production of vaccines for Ebola, Zika or the Flu...

After 277 attempts, Dolly - the world’s first cloned mammal, was born on the 5th July 1996 at the Roslin Institute in...

Scientists studying some of the oldest life on Earth have discovered that the bacteria can use light that plants...

DNA editing tools can be used to combat herpes viruses, Dutch scientists have shown...

The itchiness of a mosquito bite dramatically boosts the infection rate for viruses like dengue, yellow fever and...

A new way to find the optimal cocktail of drugs for patients with cystic fibrosis has been announced by Dutch...

Exercise is commonly associated with stress relief and well being, and researchers now believe it could also be the...

A technique for producing anatomically accurate replacement bones using a individual's own cells has been...

Tobacco plant may light up the way to beat malaria.