Our study suggests that our eyes descend from a worm-like ancestor that was roaming the oceans 600 million years ago. The ...

The complete absence of these creatures in later strata suggest they might have vanished in a mass-extinction event that ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward protecting the very cells that make sharp, colorful vision possible. By testing ...

“What Are Your Thoughts on Peptides?” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked that question lately. Over and over ...

Assessing the health impacts of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in cetaceans is challenging due to ethical constraints ...

A technique that transforms immune cells into cancer-seeking bloodhounds may overcome a roadblock that has hampered ...

At the Sentient Futures Summit, animal welfare advocates pushed to make AI care about animals—and asked if AI might be ...

Let’s say it’s 2036, and scientists are working on a new class of drugs. These medications are mirror-image versions of the molecules your body uses to fight disease. Their big advantage is that ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: With more than 100,000 people in need of an organ transplant in the U.S. alone, scientists have turned toward perfecting human-animal chimeras as a ...

Scientists have detected the uptake of nanoplastics in farm animal cell cultures. The results provide evidence of potential risks to animal health, meat production and also human food safety.

The intensification of animal production has substantially increased productivity, yet it has concurrently increased the metabolic vulnerability of livestock and poultry. Traditional biomarkers often ...