Alternative splicing exhibits lineage-specific variability, with mammals and birds reaching the highest levels despite conserved intron-rich architectures, while unicellular eukaryotes and prokaryotes ...

Scientists digitally reconstructed a 1 million-year-old skull unearthed in China. The analysis suggests it may have belonged to an ancestor of the Denisovans and “Dragon Man.” ...

Discover the fascinating origins of Indo-European languages and the ancient Proto-Indo-European tongue that connects them all ...

Stoneflies (order Plecoptera) rank among the most ancient lineages of winged insects. Beyond their role as key bioindicators for evaluating freshwater ...

DNA from a new Bartonella bacterium has been detected in sand flies in the Brazilian Amazon, similar to the strains that ...

The city of Kyle will spend more than $800,000 to move a centuries-old live oak tree to make way for a wider road. The tree is expected to move from its current location on Old Stagecoach Road to its ...

Cutting down a tree can be a lot of work. Adding to the labor-intensive task is the question of what to do with the tree's stump? Really, how many of us know how to remove a tree stump? Do you even ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Altadena residents continue to fear for the future of the area’s trees as new property owners clear their land and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When the leaves begin to change in Northeast Ohio, many gardeners think the growing season is winding down. But fall is a great time of year to plant trees. Cooler weather and ...

Aurora learning the hard way that what goes up, must be helped down. Photo screengrab from Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control’s Facebook A pup in Indiana had to learn the hard way that gravity exists ...

An international consortium involving Newcastle University has announced a major update to the world's biodiversity hotspots.

Linguists have developed methods for reconstructing the ancestral language, and refer to it using the label Proto-Indo-European or PIE ...