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The database was developed to help target conservation efforts across Australia’s 9,300 islands using information from multiple sources, including the Atlas of Living Australia platform and thousands of published wildlife survey.

Ancient DNA from two individuals buried in 7th-century cemeteries in Kent and Dorset reveals each had a West African grandparent. Despite their diverse heritage, both were buried as local community members.

Results from an international clinical trial found that risdiplam, a drug used to treat the rare neurodegenerative disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy, is safe and effective in newborns.

When a North American river otter left behind some weird looking poo on a dock in Maryland and got caught by a wildlife camera, scientists started to investigate.

Despite being one of the most abundant herbivores in the Arctic, climate change has contributed to a loss of nearly two-thirds of the reindeers' global abundance over the last three decades.

Women living in US counties with persistently low rates of cervical cancer screening face nearly double the risk of being diagnosed with the disease, particularly at a late stage.

Using fiber optic technology, an international research team was able to measure for the first time that the impact of the breaking-off chunks of ice into the sea and their subsequent drifting away increases mixing with the warm water in the depths.

A detailed analysis reveals one of the reasons the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine works so well: the antibodies generated following vaccination are indistinguishable from those in people infected with malaria.

A multi-institutional team of researchers has trained AI to understand the “language” of proteins and design peptide drugs to target disease proteins – a game-changer for hard-to-treat diseases.

An NIH-funded trial found that two IV doses of dalbavancin, given a week apart, were as safe and effective as 4–6 weeks of standard IV antibiotics for complicated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections.