Many experts believed it couldn't be done, but researchers in Japan have successfully introduced chloroplasts into hamster cells.

The ability of plants to convert sunlight into food is an enviable superpower. Now, researchers have shown they can get ...

This module will provide an introduction to fundamental aspects of the biology of marine organisms. Particular attention is paid to the diversity of form and function within key groups of marine ...

Despite stories of "wasps getting drunk" and "beetles consuming beer," it has been thought that alcohol consumption in the non-human animal world has not been particularly widespread, deliberate ...

Spain had sent the animals’ certificates in advance, and they had been accepted by Turkey, according to Spanish authorities. As a result, the transport ships wandered at sea for two months until the ...

“As far as we know, this is the first reported detection of photosynthetic electron transport in chloroplasts implanted in animal cells,” said Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga, corresponding ...

When we think of Canadian animals, cultural icons like the moose, beaver, or loon are probably first to come to mind — but according to a new study, the most distinct one from an evolutionary ...

Tales of animals appearing “drunk” after eating fermented fruit have circulated for years. Still, many scientists believed that ethanol consumption among wild animals was rare and largely accidental.

the researchers emphasized that they don’t know if animals seek out intoxication. One of the past decade’s biggest megatrends in ecology and biology is the growing consensus that sentience — ...

"As far as we know, this is the first reported detection of photosynthetic electron transport in chloroplasts implanted in animal cells," said Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga of the University of ...

"As far as we know, this is the first reported detection of photosynthetic electron transport in chloroplasts implanted in animal cells," said Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga of the University of ...