A collaborative study reveals the distinct mechanisms by which plants and animals respond to climate change in their ...

A DEADLY disease that can alter sufferers’ personalities shows potential for spreading outside Africa, scientists warn. Known ...

Parasites that cause the deadly illness known as sleeping sickness can spread beyond their native Africa as a result of mutations to key genes, a study shows.

Whatever the exact nature of the link, it’s apparent that the palolo worms use some cue that signals the reproductive process ...

Parasitic diseases present a significant health challenge in Nigeria, where over 200 million people are at risk of ...

Aging gracefully comes naturally to these creatures, which can live for hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of years ...

A collaborative study reveals the distinct mechanisms by which plants and animals respond to climate change in their life-cycle phenology. This research, led by Piao Shilong's team and Zhang Yao's ...

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The twelve zodiac animals—rat, ox, tiger, hare (rabbit), dragon, snake, horse, sheep (goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and boar ...

Each episode "focuses on specific behaviors that are pivotal in the life cycles of various animals -- from birth and leaving home to raising a family, and from finding food to growing old." ...

Though not an animal itself, the microorganism is closely related to them, having changed little since a time before complex, multicellular life even existed. Remarkably, the success of a selection of ...