The discipline of classification and taxonomy involves the grouping of organisms into categories based on different properties including size, shape and gene sequences. Classification can help to ...

WITH sea levels expected to rise by 0.4 meters in the western Philippines by 2060, environmental scientists and academic leaders are pushing the immediate prioritization of blue carbon ecosystems, ...

Parasitic isopods are known to infect marine ... The discovery of the new species was published in Zootaxa, a premier taxonomy journal.

Parasite biology is the study of all biological aspects of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the structure, growth, development, genetics, ecology and evolution of these organisms. Shi ...

But how is protein powder made? It depends on the type of protein you want to take but contrary to the popular myth, protein powder is not made from maggots or any kind of worms. It’s usually made ...

All 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, often known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to runaway destruction of their tropical forest habitats.

Now, surgeons at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, have managed to remove the remnants of his parasitic twin through a “rarest of rare” surgery and given him a chance to live ...

A team of around 20 doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) successfully removed a parasitic twin, weighing about 15-16 kilos, from the abdomen of a 17-year-old boy in what ...

Despite initial statements by the President of the Commission, a leaked draft of the proposal and the February 26 agenda indicate no changes will be made to the EU Taxonomy at this time.

A perplexing medical case recently detailed in the New England Journal of Medicine has shed light on a rare parasitic infection. In an 11-page case study published on February 12, doctors from ...

In the first decade of the 20th century, Brazilian science was experiencing a period of splendor, marked by achievements that would be later celebrated. In 1909, the young physician Carlos Chagas ...

We all remember the thunderous success that Parasite was when it came out. It won four Oscars in 2020, including even Best Picture and Best Director for Bong Joon-ho, the Palm d'Or at the Cannes ...