The Brahminy blind snake is a small, non-poisonous snake from Southeast Asia that reproduces asexually. It mainly feeds on ...

The budding scientists collected the tiny water bears in a massive citizen science project that involved almost 30,000 ...

Scientists discovered a massive clone specimen of seaweed a known as bladderwrack along the coast of Sweden, stretching some ...

The first documented “virgin birth” by a Burmese python, the world’s longest snake, was recorded in 2012 at the Louisville ...

The rotifers were frozen in permafrost in a long-term cryptobiotic state. Lessons from these and other revived organisms could help farms on Mars. We promise this isn’t as sinister as it sounds: ...

Marine biologists at the University of Gothenburg have identified what may be the world’s largest known clonal organism—a ...

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Fertility specialists have found a way for women to have babies without men. It involves a cocktail of chemicals acting as an 'artificial sperm' to trick a human egg into forming an embryo.

When a cyclone hits, the wind is trying very hard to pull the roof off your house. It’s vital the roof stays on – but one weak link can spell disaster.

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have successfully revived microscopic frozen organisms in Siberian permafrost for 24,000 years. These ancient creatures, known as bdelloid rotifers, survived ...

How is the same process responsible for genetic recombination and diversity also the cause of aneuploidy? Understanding the steps of meiosis is essential to learning how errors occur. Researchers ...

The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, March 11th continues showing a deterioration in conditions. Stafford County and part of Pawnee are back to abnormally dry.