A bizarre and ugly fish that has been around for hundreds of millions of years has been discovered to have the most DNA of any animal ever found. These South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa) ...

A tiny freshwater snail from New Zealand is giving scientists a glimpse into evolution in motion. University of Iowa ...

Scientists compared genomes from 154 animal species and found that land animals share genetic tricks for surviving outside ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Katherine Seghers / Louisiana State University Scientists have sequenced the largest ...

From a bat’s wings to an elephant’s cancer resistance, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at University of Utah Health are using animals’ unique traits to pinpoint regions of the human genome ...

EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, 14. AUGUST 2024, 17:00 CEST (16:00 LONDON TIME, 11:00 US EASTERN TIME) Join us as we travel back in time! We have arrived in the Devonian period, some 420 to 360 million ...

Zoos and wildlife parks across North America are home to hundreds of giraffes that awe millions of visitors each year. These ...

Advances in genome editing have transformed the development of animal models used to understand human diseases. While transgenic mouse models have broadly ...

Quick—What birds have the largest and smallest genome sizes? Interestingly, the ostrich has the largest and the common pheasant has the smallest. Not surprisingly, this valuable information came from ...

Grapes have long played a crucial role in human society, both modern and ancient. Especially when it comes to the production of wine, grapes have proved to be a valuable and popular crop. It was so ...