Monitoring biodiversity in hard-to-reach high alpine areas using traditional survey methods like camera traps is challenging and expensive.

Scientists use a portable eDNA test to find the world's rarest turtle. This new technology helps conservationists locate ...

An endangered species of bat has been confirmed in Arizona for the first time, using an emerging genetic sampling method and the work of an amateur scientist.

Scientists have developed a new method to monitor the elusive eastern indigo snake, the longest native snake in the United ...

The first comprehensive biodiversity survey of Virachey National Park, Cambodia, has revealed the vast array of species ...

Scientists have developed a new method to monitor the elusive eastern indigo snake using environmental DNA (eDNA) from soil ...

Humans once hunted and gathered their food. Now most food is grown under carefully controlled conditions. In modern times ...

There is evidence that Crohn’s disease is genetic, though environmental factors may also be involved. Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in ...

Dame Edna Everage is to become a permanent member of the cast of struggling American comedy Ally McBeal, it was revealed today. The Australian is to star alongside rock star Jon Bon Jovi as the ...

Your DNA may predict more about you than the way you look. According to the genetic theory of aging, your genes (as well as mutations in those genes) are responsible for how long you'll live. Here's ...