Bonobos—our closest living relatives—create complex and meaningful combinations of calls resembling the word combinations of ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed ...

The European catfish is the largest freshwater fish in Europe, reaching up to 2.8 meters in length and 130 kg in weight. It ...

New research from the University of Minnesota upends long-held understanding about how wolves, bears and cougars—three of ...

Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth, but tracing their early history and evolution is difficult because they rarely ...

The process of catalysis—in which a material speeds up a chemical reaction—is crucial to the production of many of the ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first-ever method of detecting ribonucleic acid, or RNA, ...

A research team has developed a compact peritoneal dialysis device that can be utilized as a portable artificial kidney. This ...

A genomic study of hydrogen-producing bacteria has revealed entirely new gene clusters capable of producing large volumes of ...

Language learners often assume that using rare, complex vocabulary will make their speech sound more fluent. Research ...

Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and ...

Gases used in anesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study ...