Convergent evolution—where distinct species independently evolve similar traits or functions, such as the wings of birds and ...

A Chinese research team has uncovered a key mechanism explaining why different organisms independently evolve similar functions when adapting to similar environments, using an artificial intelligence ...

In a new study, scientists have shown that chemical receptors that plants use to recognize nitrogen-fixing bacteria have ...

Scientists have uncovered that mushrooms evolved the ability to make psilocybin not once but twice, using completely ...

Austrian team led by Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Leibniz-HKI has been able to biochemically demonstrate for the ...

It’s as if nature ran the same strange experiment twice and came to the same trippy conclusion.

Researchers found that magic mushrooms and fiber caps independently evolved different biochemical pathways to create ...

PagePeek introduces an AI-powered paper evaluation system for rhodopsin research, integrating structural, spectroscopic, and ...

A new study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology questions whether psychedelics reliably enhance creative thinking, finding ...

The New Caledonian crow is a bird capable of creating rudimentary tools and even improving them, sharing its discoveries and ...

Scientists found mushrooms make psilocybin using two different enzyme toolkits. The same molecule forms by separate paths.

Low nitrogen availability is the number one limitation to plant growth in most ecosystems. Plants in the bean family and other closely related families evolved a symbiotic relationship with bacteria ...