Optimizing tree architecture is a long-standing challenge in fruit production, as branch orientation directly affects light interception, labor requirements, and yield efficiency. This study shows ...

For the first time, we know more than we ever expected to know about the sex lives of the majestic beluga whale. It's ...

A newly published paper in Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to significantly expand scientists' understanding of human genetic diversity. This ...

A 24-year-old Baltimore native who vanished from his family in the late 1970s has been identified thanks to a DNA project.

Biologists have long drawn the animal family tree with a hazy base, unsure which creature first split from the common ancestor that gave rise to everything from jellyfish to humans. Now, a new genomic ...

A Central Coast conservation biologist has been killed in a freak storm accident that left her husband and children ...

In A Nutshell Scientists discovered a 5,500-year-old form of the bacteria that causes syphilis in remains from Colombia, the ...

What’s lurking in and around the rainforest canopy? That’s a hard question to answer, especially in tall and dense forests. Traditional tracking methods, like camera traps, often miss out on elusive ...

Santander announces closure of 44 UK branches in 2026, citing digital shift and changing customer behavior. 291 jobs at risk.

Subclade K (previously known as J.2.4.1) is gaining attention because it appears to be spreading much earlier in the flu ...

Dr Melinda Pickup, 48, died when a large tree branch fell through her windscreen as she drove through Macquarie Pass on the ...

Scientists recover DNA from a 5,500-year-old burial in Colombia, revealing ancient syphilis-related bacteria and reshaping disease history.