The gut microbiome of wildlife refers to the diverse community of microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, and fungi, that inhabit the gastrointestinal tracts of wild animals. This ...

December 2024. More for You ...

Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth. So, astrobiologists need to study how complex systems evolve.

Elephants are among the largest mammals on Earth. They are loved by many for their intelligence and varied personalities. They are easily recognized by their large bodies, huge fan-like ears, and long ...

Researchers have used fossil feces to study dinosaur diets, revealing how diverse eating habits contributed to their ...

Lice live their entire lives with a set of genes that in humans would indicate a late-stage degenerative disorder such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. How do lice tolerate this genome structure ...

By exploring the conservation and functional diversity of RIPK3 and related RHIM-containing proteins across vertebrates, this important work sheds light on the evolutionary dynamics of these key ...

Indohyus looked like a mouse-deer or a large racoon, but had the ears of a whale—and its fossil was found high up in the Himalayas.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge are close to recreating the movements of the world’s first land animals.

AI and the climate crisis feature prominently this spring, alongside natural histories of periodic elements, the life stories ...

To this day, confusion abounds about whether reindeer are deer. The truth is, deer and reindeer are closely related. All ...

A specific set of chemical conditions led to the emergence of life on Earth. But can life emerge from other chemistries?