A new study of wild bats reveals that an animal's immune system is shaped by more than its need to fight infections. Researchers from the University of Maryland have found that sex, age and ...

Traditional mechanical robots, despite marked advances in intelligence and structural diversification, are vastly outperformed by living animals in mobility, autonomous decision-making, endurance, and ...

The largest animal to ever exist pushes biological systems into dangerous territory. Its immense size creates hidden risks that scientists are still trying to fully understand. Certain moments in its ...

Animal physiology examines how cells, tissues and organs function individually and interact to maintain the life of the organism. At the cellular level, metabolism converts nutrients into energy and ...

LaBonne is president of the Society for Developmental Biology and the Erastus Otis Haven professor of molecular biosciences at Northwestern University. Imagine a world without lifesaving medicines, ...