Life can be a struggle for power – not just for people but for nonhuman animals, too. An animal behaviorist explains how this quest can be more Shakespearean drama than boxing match.

Considered too deep for most reef biologists, and too shallow for deep-sea researchers, most deep reefs are unprotected.

Using a new equation based on today’s primates, scientists can take a few molar teeth from an extinct fossil species and reconstruct exactly how fast their offspring grew during gestation.

A puzzle over the identity of an extinct bird that laid eggs across Australia has been solved.

Harvard scientists’ research on mice suggests chain reaction may be involved in the brain's aging process.

Biologists have mapped out more than 300 protein kinases and their targets, which they hope could yield new leads for cancer drugs.

Many tumors have cancer stem cells that help them grow and evade treatments. Differentiation therapy forces these cells to mature, stopping growth with less toxicity than traditional treatments.

Rats are disrupting the flow of nutrients towards the sea on many tropical islands – this has consequences for fish behaviour and the wider ecosystem.

University placements through MISTI aim to help grow the African research ecosystem.