A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body. Researchers studying Plasmodium falciparum found that the parasite relies ...

Researchers studying the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum have discovered a previously unknown stage in its life cycle ...

When mammals have offspring, both in the wild and in captivity, new life is celebrated. This is especially true for species ...

You'd think we'd know everything there is to know about sexual reproduction. But as it turns out, there are still quite a few things we picked up that aren't exactly true, and we're here to correct ...

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One of Jordan Pine’s first encounters with human trafficking involved an 8-year-old girl who was being trafficked by her mother. The girl never went missing and never missed school, even as her mother ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping construction materials from Earth, researchers are exploring how to use ...

To live and die for love is not what makes us human per se, but it is one of the most striking hallmarks of our humanity. A philosopher friend has teasingly asked me on more than one occasion: “Do you ...

Anna Champneys does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

There is quite the debate about who reached the North Pole first, but there is no consensus according to Tara Ocean Foundation. Their website noted, “American explorer Richard E. Byrd led several ...

A San Diego man already in custody in connection with a homicide is being investigated as a person of interest after the remains of multiple people were found at a property where he once lived, law ...

It seems that domestic cats were not the first felines to live with humans, a study undertaken in China has revealed. In fact, the cats we are most familiar with they only arrived in the region via ...