What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon’s “humongous fungus” was considered the world’s largest organism.

Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of analyzing fossils, allowing them to see how creatures ...

Genome editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 have transformed biology, medicine, and agriculture, but concerns remain about ...

The nonprofit iNaturalist announced that it received a $1.5-million grant from Google’s philanthropic arm to develop ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

Histoplasma capsulatum infections range from mild respiratory symptoms to severe disseminated disease that affects multiple organ systems, with outcomes largely depending on the individual’s immune ...

The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching ...

Byline: Kaitlyn Gomez Imagine if scientists could reach back through time and recover the genetic blueprints of species that vanished thousands of years ago, then use those ancient instructions to ...

Memories are constantly revised in acts of recollection. They are moulded by new information, beliefs and emotions, and other ...

"Biological stochasticity"—random events at the molecular and cellular level—might be one of the biggest, most overlooked ...

Enzymes are involved in virtually every biological process that occurs throughout the body. This includes but is not limited ...