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We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...

Did you know that traits in animal species can re-appear in a new generation hundreds of years later? These ancient ...

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Why do some people receive an autism diagnosis in early childhood while others are identified much later? Researchers at the University of Cambridge and international partners analyzed behavioral data ...

Ever wondered why some people with obesity remain relatively healthy while others develop serious conditions like diabetes and heart disease? An international team of researchers, led by the Icahn ...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)’s call to action outlined a vision for the future of undergraduate biology education which included core concepts and inquiry-based ...

Mountain Lake is really special. They do a field herpetology class. There is a Biology of Insects class. My Biology of Fishes class is a field-based class, where students are immersed in fish biology ...

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Living things often become less responsive to a repeated stimulus over time, a process called habituation. To regain sensitivity, the stimulus must either be stopped for a while or gradually made ...

An introner jumped between this species, a glass sponge, and an unrelated species of marine protist called a dinoflagellate. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) impacts more and more of daily life, much of society remains unsure of how to use it. So the University of Mary Washington will offer a free introductory one-credit ...