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New findings add weight to the theory that states didn’t just spring up from any kind of farming – it had to be grain.

An enigmatic group of fossil organisms has finally been identified—and is changing the story of how plants took root on land ...

Think about a garden where flowers bloom beside nuclear reactors. It sounds impossible, yet it's happening right now. Since ...

It's not every day that biologists announce an entirely new branch of life, and this one has been hiding under their noses ...

Some massive breeds such as the St. Bernard completely lack wolf DNA, but the tiny Chihuahua retains detectable wolf ancestry ...

Most people don’t think twice about turning on the faucet and having cool, clean water delivered to them. But to appreciate ...

The latest museum opening in Saadiyat Cultural District reminds visitors that planet Earth is a place of wonder ...

Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind to the genome. Transposons play critical roles in immune response, ...