A new paper reveals that the microbiomes of closely-related bats can be totally different from each other, which suggests that having a community of helpful gut bacteria may not be so important for this group of mammals

eEucidating how two given drugs interact, and whether they have a beneficial effect, would mean a major step toward drug development to treat diseases more effectively in the future

Phloem-feeding insects and pathogens cause tremendous economic losses worldwide and represent some of the most difficult pests to understand due to their specialized feeding strategies

Loss of ice opens pathways for disease transmission among sea lions, ice seals, sea otters, and others

Writing in BioScience, members of a worldwide coalition of scientists argue that too little action has been taken on climate change

Tracking CAR T cells is a critical step for the future of cancer therapy, according to new study

New development could be useful for future gene therapies in humans, which require high precision

Recent research may help our understanding of why patients with the inherited condition Kallmann syndrome cannot smell properly and cannot start puberty without hormone treatment

Continent-wide analysis finds invasive grasses increase fire risk

An international team of researchers have created a resource that could help plant breeders increase the domestic watermelon's quality and ability to thrive during an era of climate change

Pancreatic beta cells 'switched on' by light are engineered to enhance production of insulin in response to glucose levels

In the wild, blacktip reef sharks are often seen bearing wounds, but they rarely exhibit obvious signs of infection around the wounds