A new study of Wolbachia, an abundant intracellular bacterium that infects more than one-fifth of insects, as well as other eukaryotes, challenges our conventional view of genome evolution. Scientists ...

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is one of the most common heritable connective tissue disorders. Early estimates have reported that this genetic disorder affects at least one in 5,000 ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma, the second leading cause of cancer death in China, is responsible for over 130,000 deaths every year. Until now, there have been very few screening tests for early diagnosis ...

Dolphins in Florida Bay have a clever hunting trick. They create mud rings to trap fish. This special skill spreads through ...

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The curious minds at What If discover exactly where your ancestors came from, exploring migration patterns, genetics, and humanity’s hidden history. Georgia judge issues emergency warning tied to ...

Is it illness — or simply normal? A GP reflects on two powerful cases that reveal why context, family history and perspective matter just as much as test results in modern medicine.

The live capture of river otters is notoriously difficult, which explains the dearth of information about the ecology of the species. Traditional traps, including leghold and cage traps, can be used ...

The beloved horse can be traced back to a fox-size ancestor that roamed modern-day North America around 55 million years ago. Known as Eohippus, the creature’s lineage eventually gave rise to Equus, ...

A recent study has shown that tumors can enhance their own growth by attracting sensory neurons to themselves and subjugating them to their work. By connecting to tumor cells, neurons transmit a ...