A team of international scientists, including researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, reports a major advance in sorghum genomics: a powerful new resource designed to speed discovery ...

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.

A potted scarlet monkeyflower would die within a few days without water. But multiple natural populations of the species survived an extreme, four-year drought in California, and researchers now know ...

After H5N1 bird flu was detected in elephant seals gathered at Año Nuevo State Park, other marine mammals have also succumbed, including a sea otter and sea lion. So far, only animals in San Mateo ...

A potted scarlet monkeyflower would die within a few days without water. But multiple natural populations of the species survived an extreme ...

Mapping colour: scientists used nearly 100,000 citizen science observations to map and track common buzzard plumage colour across Europe. Unexpected patterns: buzzard colours vary geographically with ...

A recent survey highlights variation in the training credentials and experience across the burgeoning industry, which is mostly unregulated and unlicensed ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

Life is precious, and many of us try to do everything “right” to live longer. We eat better, move more, avoid pollutants, guard our sleep, manage stress, and take supplements. The prevailing belief is ...

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to ...

The longevity effects of drugs like Rapamycin are more like a “biological lottery” with their benefits varying widely between individuals, a new study finds. A key aim of such drugs is not only to ...