Biodiversity

The publication of the draft genetic sequence of a comb jelly reveals a nervous system like no other

It's premature to call the compound, alpha-ketoglutarate, an antiaging drug, but it has been found to extend the longevity of C. elegans by 50 percent

Few funds generated by the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been allocated as yet to return the Gulf of Mexico’s marshes and ecosystems to a healthier state, leading to “random acts of restoration”

An evolutionary analysis shows that the two species diverged within the past 500,000 years

By comparing the genomes of social and solitary bees, scientists hope to uncover the basis for communal behavior

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Mathematically speaking, the creation of the massive Balbina Hydroelectric Dam in Brazil should have been a boon to the giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) that live in the area.

Although they cover a fifth of Earth’s landmass, tropical grassy ecosystems are routinely misidentified and mismanaged

Stress alters the expression of small RNAs in male mice and leads to depressive behaviors in later generations

Antibiotics have endangered our native microbiomes and left us increasingly vulnerable to modern diseases like obesity, diabetes, asthma and autism

Author Emily Anthes discusses her book Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave Beasts, out this week in paperback

A parasitic phytoplasma deploys proteins to manipulate the plants it infects as well as the insects that spread the microbe