A pair of landmark studies, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, has finally identified the originators of the ...

Turing patterns offer insight into (among other things) the patterns we find on animals, whether it’s the splotches on ...

New genetic research on skeletal remains from Rakhigarhi site is being used to negate Aryan migration theory and prove that Harappans were indigenous to the subcontinent ...

A study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil; the varieties adapted to temperate regions like the U.S. corn belt showed large differences in ...

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

evolution, and root development. The development of modern corn grown in the U.S., a major crop often grown on highly fertile agricultural lands, may have weakened the plants' water-seeking root ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn ...

A new study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil. The findings could help the development ...

Does a duck always look like a duck and quack like a duck? Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, ...