Our results offer insights into the evolution of Myrtaceae, drawn from a phylogenomic analysis based on plastid and nuclear coding sequences, indicating a closer relationship between Syzygieae and ...

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing ...

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

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Closely related bacterial species use different strategies to build their cell walls, an international team of scientists led ...

“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...

The key change is an ancient defense system. Basically, these tomatoes are manufacturing a version of an alkaloid whose ...

Scientists debate whether true reverse evolution is possible, but this species of tomatoes on the western Galápagos Islands ...

The lush, tropical regions of Central and South America have long dazzled scientists with their plant diversity. These ...

Researchers have described proteins that they say are among the most ancient ever sequenced. Two teams, which analysed ...

Monash University scientists have uncovered how invasive plants like white clover rapidly adapt to new environments, revealing genetic changes that underpin their global success.

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...