Biology

A rapid increase in life diversity on Earth occurred about half a billion years ago. How does it affect life today?

The prize will be awarded to Svante Pääbo, for his discoveries in the field of genomes of extinct species in human the lineage

A human cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes – what is their structure and function?

From the worst epidemics to anthrax envelopes – all about biological weapons

The Endoplasmic Reticulum and the Golgi produce proteins and fat molecules, dispatching them to their destinations

The 200th birthday of Gregor Mendel, who revealed the basic laws that govern how traits are passed down through generations

As abortion bans, supposedly science-based, come into effect in some U.S states, what does science know about abortions?

An Israeli technology that makes it possible to grow beef outside a cow’s body, without harming any animals and in a process that consumes far fewer resources than those required to raise an entire animal for meat

The spectacular appearance and intoxicating fragrance of flowers are meant to attract the eyes, the nose and the heart

There seems to be apparent evolutionary advantage for one blood group over another. How did type O blood become the most prevalent?

How well are you familiar with Darwin, natural selection or evolution? Try our challenging scientific trivia

Whether one or five drinks – how does alcohol affect our brain’s structure and function?

There’s nothing like green tea cookies to explain the chemistry behind the processing of tea from the field to the piping hot cup

Cats are a clade and lions are a species. How do we classify and catalog all living things?

Hairs that enhance tactile sensation and those that can detect the respiration of worms. Special mustaches in nature

Asian honey bees produce warning screams when attacked by hornets

Researches were able to feed a tadpole’s brain oxygen produced by unicellular algae placed inside it

Vampire bats meet each other during the night and feed together – they prefer to do it with their friends

Why do young children write in mirror writing and how is this related to the brain?

Both molecules transmit genetic information and consist of nucleic acids, but their different chemical properties greatly affect their biological functions.

A divine condiment or a soap-flavored diabolical herb? It’s all in our genes.

Many animals can change their sex from male to female or vice versa, sometimes even multiple times. Why do they do it?

What causes color blindness, and why are there so many more color-blind men than women?

Scientists are trying to understand what caused the cicadas to mature four years earlier than expected