Corn was first domesticated roughly 10,000 years ago in central Mexico by selecting desirable traits of teosinte, a species of wild grass

University research into Neu5Gc sugar lays groundwork for research in diets, transplants, and diseases

Modern New Zealand reptile may be a close relative

Researcher provides the first test specific to the Disruptive Selection Theory—using the reproductive strategies of green algae

Biologists document changes in teeth and skull structure in two species in southern Quebec over past 50 years

New analysis of DNA recovered from museum specimens explains surprisingly low genetic diversity of the passenger pigeon population

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that fish have emotional states triggered by the way they perceive environmental stimuli

Millions of years ago, one family of plants—the beets and their near and distant cousins—hit upon a brand new red pigment and discarded the red used by the rest of the plant world

Resurrected 500 million-year-old protein shows researchers how chance shaped biological history

Goldfish and their wild relatives, crucian carp, can survive for days, even months, in oxygen-free water at the bottom of ice-covered ponds