It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

AFRICA: CREATURES consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to stay alive. The ...

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

Scientists have long puzzled over the origins of eukaryotes, the domain of life defined by cells with a membrane-bound nucleus, which includes all animals, plants, fungi, and insects. If they unravel ...

This study provides an important assessment of how body size influences the occurrence of macro-organisms in urban areas across the globe. Size in most plants, but only some animal families, was ...

Genetically or pharmaceutically eradicating aging cells in the brain may improve memory and reduce seizures in temporal lobe ...

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help ...

A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals ...

Drug developers are racing to design molecules that coax our cells into burning more energy even when we are sitting still, ...

Medical aspirants preparing for NEET UG 2026 now have clarity on what to study, as the National Medical Commission has officially revised the exam syllabus. The early release is aimed at helping ...