A new study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (MPI-EB) sheds fresh light on one of the most ...

All biological function is dependent on how different proteins interact with each other. Protein-protein interactions ...

Researchers present an alternative to the long-held “hard steps” theory to explain the evolution of complex life, suggesting ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one ...

Arachnid evolution involved multiple land transitions, not just one. Spiders and scorpions evolved key traits through gene duplication.

A research team has developed two new autonomous navigation systems for cyborg insects to better navigate unknown, complex environments. The algorithms utilized only simple circuits that leveraged ...

Zhu Min, a professor of paleontology at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, was ...

Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however ...

U.S. News and World Report ranks the Badgers 12th for a proposed Ph.D. program in ecology and evolutionary biology, which ...

“It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female.” “‘Female’ means a person belonging, at ...

The Trump HHS defined "sex" as "a person's immutable biological classification as either male or female" based on reproductive sex cells.