A rare way cells survive extreme stress has just been decoded, with implications reaching far beyond the animal kingdom.

Seals give birth only when conditions are right. After mating, a female seal can delay implantation of the embryo in the ...

Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new ...

Two-headed snakes sound like a story out of mythology, but it rarely happens in nature. Read here to learn more about why this happens.

The process behind embryonic diapause could explain how cancer cells can survive long periods of metabolic stress.

The dome shaped colonies representing diapause-like mouse embryonic stem cells. (Credit: Tarakhovsky lab) Seals give birth ...

Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has ...

Scientists in China uncover crystal-filled dinosaur eggs, revealing a glittering twist in prehistoric life and evolution.

In northeastern Bangladesh, the red narrow-mouthed frog (Microhyla rubra) is defying the monsoon, breeding in winter streams. It is a surprising twist that challenges assumptions about amphibian life ...

Researchers have uncovered that the body uses different molecular systems to sense cold in the skin versus internal organs.

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet still gives rise to a ...

The fisher is a mammal that lives in the forest. This article explores how research is helping scientists protect this ...