Chew on this: rice farming is a far older practice than we knew. In fact, the oldest evidence of domesticated rice has just been found in China, and it's about 9,000 years old.
The discovery, made by a team of...
Alpine forests will be at great risk should weather phenomena such as droughts and torrential rain become more frequent. As a study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) shows, the mountain forests of the Bavarian Alps have seen...
Using genetic markers, researchers have found that the spread of the squash bee in pre-Columbian Central and North America was tied to the spread of squash agriculture. This is the first time researchers have been able to show how...
The inoculation of viruses into mosquito bite sites is an important and common stage of arbovirus infections. This visual abstract depicts the findings of McKimmie and colleagues, who show that inflammation at bite sites aids viral replication and dissemination...
This is a drawing of the skeleton of Alamosaurus sanjuanensis compared to a 180cm (5ft 11") human. Based on reconstructed skeleton exhibited at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, in Dallas, Texas. Colored bones indicate the institutional collection...
A lionfish in a fish tank in Havana, Cuba, on June 2, 2016.(Credit: AFP Photo/Yamil Lage)
The lionfish, a tropical creature with poisonous barbs and a painful sting that can kill humans in rare cases, may be spreading in the...
Dr. Nick Longrich from the Milner Centre for Evolution co-authored the study. Credit: Anthony Prothero, University of Bath
Over 90 per cent of mammal species were wiped out by the same asteroid that killed the dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period...
Anolis landestoyi, perched on branch (posed). Credit: Miguel Landestoyi
A University of Toronto-led team has reported the discovery of a new lizard in the middle of the most- visited island in the Caribbean, strengthening a long-held theory that communities of...
These Mexican blindcats were discovered in an underwater cave in Texas. Credit: Danté Fenolio
An extremely rare eyeless catfish species previously known to exist only in Mexico has been discovered in Texas.
Dean Hendrickson, curator of ichthyology at The University of...
Marine protected areas support and maintain a rich diversity and abundance of reef fishes in the Rock Islands of Palau, Micronesia.Credit: Tane Sinclair-Taylor
Researchers have discovered a handful of 'bright spots' among the world's embattled coral reefs, offering the promise...
Red-eyed treefrog embryos hatch to escape from a cat-eyed snake.Credit: Karen M. Warkentin
Although red-eyed tree frog embryos appear helpless within their jelly-coated eggs, they can hatch up to two days ahead of schedule, reacting within seconds to attacks by...
