FORT MYERS, Florida — The Sunshine State is famously a place where people go for a fresh start. In the political realm, a looming Florida congressional Republican primary is testing the outer ...

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biology have discovered a remarkably streamlined strategy for developmental ...

A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body.

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

These “walking sharks” can lay eggs without spending extra energy, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about reproduction.

A duplicated gene evolved into a switch that determines sex in frogs, revealing how evolution can safely reshape critical ...

Termites became social powerhouses by stripping away genes tied to competition and independence. This genetic shedding locked in monogamy, boosted cooperation, and paved the way for their ...