It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Agriculture, from the outset, has been made possible by humans tweaking the genes of plants to make them grow faster, produce ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

Scientists used decades old air filters to read DNA in dust, revealing a long decline in biodiversity across northern Sweden.

The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...

These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close ...

Holiday moss is turning out to be more than a rustic backdrop for candles and nativity scenes. By trapping fragments of ...

A plant's success may depend on how well the three sets of genetic instructions it carries in its cells cooperate, according ...

Polar bears face “total extinction” by the end of this century, but scientists have found a small beacon of “hope”.

Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a "glimmer of hope" for the Arctic species, which is facing possible extinction ...

Three bright blue dogs spotted outside the Chernobyl nuclear plant in October 2024 triggered a global wave of speculation that quickly outpaced the facts. Photos of the animals, roaming near the edge ...