Researchers unlocking keys to longevity of egg cell supply in mammals

Since female mammals are born with a limited number of egg cells, most of the egg…

Neanderthals made repeated use of the ancient settlement of 'Ein Qashish, Israel

The archaeological site of ‘Ein Qashish in northern Israel was a place of repeated Neanderthal occupation…

Honeybees infect wild bumblebees—through shared flowers

Many species of wild bumblebees are in decline—and new research shows that diseases spread by domestic…

New indicators could help manage global overfishing

The smallest plants and creatures in the ocean power an entire food web, including the fish…

The ancient history of Neanderthals in Europe

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, have retrieved nuclear genome…

Ocean acidification boosts algal growth but impairs ecological relationships

Shrimp fed on marine algae grown in acidic water do not undergo a sex change that…

Given more information about how wine is made, consumers less likely to pay for organic

Consumers are more willing to pay for wine that comes with an organic or organic grape…

A new normal: Study explains universal pattern in fossil record

Throughout life’s history on earth, biological diversity has gone through ebbs and flows—periods of rapid evolution…

Study reveals key factor in Himalayan earthquake rupture

The Himalayan orogenic belt produces frequent large earthquakes that impact population centers for a distance of…

This World Is a Simmering Hellscape. They’ve Been Watching Its Explosions.

Researchers have released a five-year record of volcanic activity on Io, a moon of Jupiter, hoping…