Male zebras are generally more inclined to mate with other species, including donkeys ... Charles Darwin mentioned these hybrid animals in his 1868 book "The Variation of Animals and Plants under ...

The study in Cell highlights microbial load's role in gut microbiome variation, suggesting it as a confounder in disease ...

Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room for individual variation that makes one species' web — or one individual ...

"Most mature agaves generate offsets (rhizomatous suckers) called 'pups.' This is a vegetative or asexual method of ...

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

What do you get when you mix a domestic cat with a wild African serval cat? You get a Savannah cat, which turns out to be a ...

A new study reveals that changes in gut microbial load, influenced by factors like diet, age, and antibiotics, drive the presence of bacteria previously linked to diseases such as inflammatory bowel ...

Using a variety of techniques, the researchers realized that two subspecies of squirrels from Southeast Asia were actually ...

Researchers using machine learning discovered that variations in microbial load in the gut, influenced by age, sex, diet, and ...

The more a plant species invests in defense, the less potential it has for growth, according to a study. Research made possible by open science provides new insights into plant adaptation and ...

New research reveals how parrots and finches develop their extraordinary colours – and shows that evolution is an ongoing ...

All living things have a blueprint provided by the DNA that is stored in every one of their cells. Yet the amount of DNA in ...