Researchers have formally described a new mining bee species found in Oklahoma and Texas that appears to gather pollen from only a narrow group of plants in the nightshade family. The bee, named ...

Microscopic images of human tissue are a cornerstone of biomedical research and clinical diagnostics. Yet despite their importance, these images often remain difficult to analyze systematically and to ...

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography described two of the new species — Iskra’s glitter worm and the Elven abyss tunicate — that made the top 10 list.

The metric called ‘biological age’ takes a person’s health into consideration, and therefore can be higher or lower than their chronological age. The pace at which a person’s biological age changes ...

A colony of leafcutter ants is home to more than just one species. Each year, studies reveal new layers of complexity in ...

Believe it or not, but most nuts you enjoy snacking on are technically seeds. In fact, more than a few are fruit seeds. These are some of the most popular nuts that are actually seeds.