Low iron levels can flip the genetic switch on a mouse's sex during development, causing XY embryos to grow female features.

A group of EU and US scientists claiming that low doses of the weed killer glyphosate "cause multiple types of cancer in rats ...

Using cutting-edge RNA sequencing, researchers mapped how exercise affects specific brain cell types in a model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Mindoro doesn't have just one endemic species of forest mouse, but four, bumping the total number of endemic mammals found on ...

Knowable Magazine shares how studies show psychological strain can accelerate tumors and asks if beta blockers slow them down ...

The ability to precisely predict movements is essential not only for humans and animals, but also for many AI applications—from autonomous driving to robotics. Researchers at the Technical University ...

Experts are sounding the alarm over the spread of a rare deadly virus after two Americans tested positive this week.

In a remote region of western Australia, a team of wildlife rangers set up traps in trees. They hoped to catch an at-risk ...

The medications in question are benzodiazepines, a class of drugs widely prescribed to cancer patients to help manage anxiety ...

A new study weighs the rare ethical justification for genome-driven extinction of harmful species like screwworms, mosquitoes ...

Incanomys mayopuma, or the Incan water mouse, is about 10 inches long and has traits such as a long flattened tail and large hindfeet with fringe hairs, which indicate it is strongly adapted to ...

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name ...