For years, many farmers across Kashmir had gradually stopped growing Mushq Budji, the region’s prized aromatic rice, after ...

The short answer is no, rabbits and hares can't cross breed, says Sheena Harvey. There are many reasons why animals with ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

OMP resident Tom Dalluge is devoted to saving, nurturing and growing American chestnuts on the Old Mission Peninsula.

In the quiet woods near Rabat, a fiery red spider caught the attention of researchers. What seemed ordinary at first became a scientific breakthrough. Through microscopes and DNA tests, its secret ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

My love of fireworks came to an abrupt end when my dog became terrified of them. This is what my research revealed.

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

The results of inbreeding can be very distressing to witness. In this Instagram post, we see a captive lion with skull ...