The asteroid impact that eliminated non-avian dinosaurs destroyed global forests

The study found a link between children's weight status in the first two years of life and their school-age performance on cognitive tests

Populations in countries with both the highest rice consumption and lowest gross domestic product may experience more malnutrition

Apes also have muscles long-believed to be only present in humans and used for walking on two legs, using complex tools, and sophisticated facial and vocal communication

The fruit fly is a laboratory animal model that works as a "living test tube" in which researchers can test the roles genes might play in human conditions

New to science: Plants, animals, and microbes that have "found a way to survive against the odds"

A ladybug project produces a citizen scientist

A recent study involved restricting mice from using their hind legs, but not their front legs, over a period of 28 days

Humans may influence cancer in many other species on the planet

Proteins involved in metabolism and immunity are disrupted after just one simulated night shift, researchers found.

New research sheds light on first of five major mass extinctions

Siemens has begun working on infrastructure improvements for the University of Maryland’s Institute for Bioscience & Biotechnology Research (IBBR) campus in Rockville