The passing of Venus in front of the sun on Tuesday and Wednesday has amateurs to professionals excited.
"Behaviorally modern humans" might have arisen from genetic mutations meant to deal with infectious diseases.
Mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia may play a role in creative breakthroughs.
Mosquitoes simply "go with the flow" in order to avoid being pummeled by heavy raindrops.
Our common ancestors might have not come from Africa, but Asia.
The female fruit fly's change in behavior can be linked to a peptide, and their maternal instincts can be activated.
A recent study has uncovered a way to the activate a cell's self-destruct sequence.
Scientists have found lip smacking in macaque monkeys to closely resemble the movements made by humans during speech.
Choosing a dog is never easy, but the choice may say more about you than you realize.
Using a series of genetic networks to model logic gates, scientists have created mammalian cells that can perform simple, arithmetic functions.
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have found that unnatural DNA bases can be replicated using normal DNA polymerase just as efficiently as the normal four bases.
Research shows that exposure to microbes early in life may decrease inflammation connected with diseases such as diabetes, dementia, and cardiovascular disease.
