The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously ...

The Greenland shark is thought to live for about 400 years but somehow its eyes appear to barely deteriorate, according to a ...

“You see it move its eye,” says Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, an associate professor at UC Irvine. “The shark is tracking the ...

Transverse tubules (T-tubules) play a significant role in muscle contraction. However, the underlying mechanism of their ...

Along the rocky coasts of Washington, there is a small fish that has left scientists scratching their heads. The rockhead ...

Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before.

A tiny desert fish survives in a sun-scorched cavern on the edge of extinction. Here’s how it’s offering scientists a rare glimpse into the extremes life can endure.

Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most elegant solutions to life in extreme environments. Here’s how ...

Lack of research and development funding has left Australia without its key weapon against exponential growth of one of the ...

A fearless new tinamou species has been discovered in Brazil’s Amazon Mountains. Researchers confirm it is previously unknown ...