Research co-authored by an Oklahoma Museum of Natural History curator, her graduate student and an international team of ...

Scientists discovered a genetic switch that puts animals into winter mode, helping them conserve energy and survive harsh ...

We’ve written recently about the species that have disappeared, both the confirmed extinct and populations crashing toward genetic oblivion. There is a quieter loss happening inside animals that are ...

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Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes, according to research published Wednesday. Long before a species ...

The more noticeable ones, however, can produce features that are quite rare for the species. To give you a sense of how these fascinating genetic quirks show up in nature, we’ve put together a gallery ...

Mammals, for instance, differ dramatically in their maximal lifespans—from the tiny forest shrew, which lives only one or two years, to the bowhead whale, capable of living for more than 200 years.

It has been nearly five years since COVID-19 began sweeping across the world. Now, after extensive genetic tracking, scientists say they have discovered the definitive origin of the virus. The ...

Researchers and medical experts have long tried to understand why some viruses remain harmless in animals while others jump ...

An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies to explore heritable genetic modifications of food animals. This committee will address methods for heritable genetic modifications and identify ...