Insects may be even more dominant on Earth than scientists thought. A new estimate suggests the planet could hold 14 million ...

After much discussion, the scientific community settled on an estimate of around six million species. This conservative ...

Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on ...

Insects may be far more numerous than anyone thought. A new study estimates that Earth holds 14 million to 20 million insect ...

Costa Rican ghost shark Rhinochimaera costaricana went unidentified for 23 years until DNA barcoding confirmed it as a new ...

Dozens of scientists from across California have teamed up to begin a painstaking and unprecedented cataloging of every ...

The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4 million ...

Every year, bacteria kill more than a million people worldwide through infections that no longer respond to antibiotics. In ...

The breakthrough could reveal previously hidden ancient human activity inside caves, acting as ‘genetic archives’ ...

In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have uncovered new evidence showing how recently evolved "junk DNA" genetic elements can become ...

Think back to the last time you jotted down a quick note or made a grocery list. Chances are, it wasn’t with pen and paper. Over the past decade, keyboards and screens have quietly replaced ...