Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining ...

Africa's secretary bird, a raptor with crane-like legs, delivers powerful, precise kicks to subdue prey like snakes. New research reveals these strike ...

New research shows that the superior colliculus, a primitive brain region, can independently interpret visual information.

The bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a haunting presence in many hospitals in the United States, where more than one in 100 patients are treated for A. baumannii infections. This ...

For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan, along with her husband Mark Zuckerberg, have focused part of their philanthropy on a ...

They’re slow, ancient, and nearly indestructible, but which turtle build reigns supreme? Using a video game-inspired analysis ...

These species belong to the genus Nectophrynoides, commonly known as "Tree Toads," which are unique among amphibians for ...

Reptiles on a Mexican island were considered an invasive species, but DNA evidence proves they beat humans to the island by ...

From Mary Shelley'€™s original creation to modern reimaginings, Frankenstein'€™s journey through media is a fascinating tale ...

The newly assembled chromosome-level genome of Diospyros deyangensis (“Deyangshi”), an autotetraploid wild persimmon species, ...

A treasure trove of rare freshwater fossils has been described from Taiwan in a new study. Dating back to the Early ...