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Complex feather color patterns lead to more rapid color evolution in kingfisher birds.

The neuronal protein Latrophilin-2 helps to shape the developing brain by switching between roles depending on the context.

Sets of mutations commonly found in cancer cells may reveal which genes involved in repairing damaged DNA have been lost from the genome.

Cells can pass proteins and RNA to each other through tubes that act as a channel between their membranes.

A study lifts the veil on the neural processes which help monogamous prairie voles cope with the loss of their mate.

Greater mouse-eared bats change their feeding tactic based on prey availability and size.

Ancient DNA analyses reveal the origins of some of the oldest corn husks in the world.

The progenitor cells that give rise to articular chondrocytes contain a protein which can be used to track how cartilage in the joint is formed during development.