Researchers have identified a new species of Archaeopteryx that is closer to modern birds in evolutionary terms.

To learn more about how and whether being strong can ward off disability, a team of researchers examined information from a study called SHARE.

Chemists have developed an easier way to make libraries of candidate drugs with a specific 'handedness.'

Study results show that the global agriculture system currently overproduces grains, fats and sugars, while production of fruits and vegetables and, to a smaller degree, protein is not sufficient to m..

In response to the dwindling number of North Atlantic right whales, researchers have conducted a major study of the surface and acoustic behaviors of right whale mother-calf pairs. The team discovered..

A canine cognition test could help organizations that train working dogs identify the dogs that are most likely to succeed, according to new research. If organizations could better predict which dogs ..

Scientists use thin films of multiwalled carbon nanotubes to keep lithium metal from sprouting dendrites, tentacle-like growths that can cause batteries to fail. The strategy could be key to developin..

New research shows how just one gene controls whether a certain species of butterfly has white or yellow spots on its wings.

Researchers have discovered that mouse skin and skin cells from humans produce pigmentation in response to sunlight on a 48-hour cycle. They observed that exposing skin to ultraviolet light every two ..

Researchers have found that alcohol hijacks a conserved memory pathway in the brain and changes which versions of genes are made, forming the cravings that fuel addiction.