The animals and human cells used in medical research are overwhelmingly male—meaning that as new therapies are developed, some biological sex differences may go unaddressed.
A few glimpses into the landscape of Maryland, and some of the animals and people calling it home
A few glimpses into the landscape of Utah, and some of the animals and people calling it home
Biosynthetic engineering could protect heavily poached animals like elephants, tigers, and rhinos by giving consumers what they want.
Bart Layton’s film tells the story of a real-life robbery that went badly wrong—while mixing in interviews with the actual perpetrators.
Faced with increasingly drug-resistant bacteria, scientists and farmers are now looking to plant extracts to keep people and animals healthy.
Crustacean parasites are common on whales, but how they survive on smaller, speedier ocean animals is a mystery.
Looking at how quickly different animals and even invidual cells die when they're isolated from others seems tell us something about the importance of social ties.