New research from the University of Queensland provides insights into the gut microbiomes of 23 marsupial species, 13 of which for the first time. Genetic analysis reveals new microbial species, ...

A new study published in Ecology Letters has uncovered the mechanisms underlying plant community assembly and biodiversity ...

A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in textbooks for decades. It is ...

Angiosperms, also known as flowering plants, represent the most diverse group of seed plants, and their origin and evolution ...

In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first ...

A research team has identified a key gene from the rubber tree that helps plants better defend themselves against both disease and environmental stress by precisely controlling reactive oxygen species ...

Abstract: The expansion of protein sequence research has emerged as a prominent area of focus in the field of bioinformatics. The growing need for accurate evolutionary relationships has spurred ...

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein fragments called dipeptides. By analyzing billions of dipeptide sequences ...

Juracanthocephalus (a, overall view; b, artistic reconstruction) and the comparison with extant Acanthocephala (c). Scale bars, 2.0 mm (a, b), 0.5 mm (c). Credit: YANG Dinghua The Jurassic fossil ...

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time itself. These creatures, ranging from massive gorillas to tiny mouse lemurs, ...