A genetic study shows how human breeding choices influence ear length in dogs and why those traits persist across breeds.

Maize is a globally cultivated staple crop and one of the most successful examples of heterosis utilization in food production. The development of elite inbred lines is critical for breeding hybrid ...

New research led by the University of Bath's Milner Centre for Evolution shows that shorebird species where females breed with multiple males in each season evolve significantly faster than monogamous ...

"Have you ever wondered about life on a leaf?" Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) researcher Ashley Shade asks a simple question, but it's one well worth investigation.

Modern veterinary practices have proven instrumental to the Nigerian horse breeding industry, with traditional methods being relied upon predominantly before this breakthrough. Today, modern ...