Plants are usually seen as stationary life forms, quietly supporting environments. But plant communities and populations are ...

Koalas’ population comeback may be doing more than boosting numbers—it could also be rebuilding their lost genetic diversity.

Wildlife populations that become small and isolated, often due to habitat loss, inevitably experience inbreeding which can ...

You can grieve over the loss of not having a genetically related child and have a wonderful family. Your feelings about a loss of a genetic connection do not need to affect your relationship with your ...

Plant genetics and breeding are at the heart of sustainable agriculture, food security, and biodiversity conservation. As global challenges such as climate change, population growth, and shifting ...

Scientists have developed two powerful molecular tools that reveal how plants and fungi coordinate one of Earth’s oldest biological partnerships.

When a two-year-old child is advised to undergo a liver transplant, it comes as a shock to the family. Most people think liver transplants are needed only for adults with problems like cirrhosis, ...

The news of Eric Dane’s death on Thursday at 53 came as a shock, but what’s unsettled many further is the reported speed of his illness. The actor, widely recognised for playing McSteamy on Grey’s ...

CAIRO - Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot. He died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria, and his ...