Biology News

Scientists studying genetic evidence have discovered a new species of wolf living in Africa.

A new study takes a close look at the brain of the migratory monarch butterfly to better understand how these remarkable insects use an internal compass and skylight

The mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life from human cells to algae has been identified by scientists

A workhorse of modern biology is sick, and scientists couldn't be happier

The mystery of how an abundance of fossils have been marvellously preserved for nearly half a billion years in a remote region of Africa has been solved by a team of geologists from the University of Leicester's Department of Geology

The discovery of an ancient fossil, nicknamed 'Mrs T', has allowed scientists for the first time to sex pterodactyls -- flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs between 220-65 million years ago.

A research team from across the United States and Ecuador has pinpointed 1898 as the year the avipoxvirus, or avian pox, hit the Galapagos Islands and started infecting its birds

The fruit fly has evolved a method for arranging the tiny, hair-like structures it uses to feel and hear the world that's so efficient scientists say it could be used to more effectively deploy wireless sensor networks & distributed computing applications

Accidentally preserved for 'eternity': during its wedding flight about 42 million years ago it was caught in a drop of tree resin and subsequently almost perfectly conserved in a piece of amber

Researchers at Wofford College discovered that a border collie comprehends the names of over 1,000 objects, differentiating between names of objects and orders to fetch them