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Similar patterns of genomic divergence have been observed in the evolution of plant species separated by oceans.

Cells rely on prolyl hydroxylase enzymes to sense low levels of oxygen, but they might act on fewer targets than previously thought.

An fMRI experiment reveals distinct brain regions that respond in a graded manner as humans process distance information across increasing spatial scales.

Bar-headed geese lower their flight metabolic rates to fly in low-oxygen conditions.

Polymorphisms in the IFNL4 gene that affect both the form and the activity of the coded protein are associated with changes in the hepatitis C virus.

The brain architecture of shrimp living in deep-sea vents provides clues to how these organisms have adapted to extreme living.

Single-cell RNA-sequencing in fruit flies gives an unprecedented picture of how new genes are expressed during the formation of sperm.

The fact that it is difficult to evaluate and compare the outputs of individual researchers might actually be good for science.

Young Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodites use their own sperm to protect against the negative consequences of mating.