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A Reading man has been sentenced in federal court for operating a disturbing business that saw him traffic over 100 body ...

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As the Trump administration phases out the use of animal experimentation across the federal government, a biotech startup has a bold idea for an alternative to animal testing: nonsentient “organ sacks ...

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Animals come in an extraordinary range of body shapes. A starfish looks nothing like an earthworm, a mouse, or a human. Yet even closely related species can appear radically different: corals, ...

In the wild, camouflage is a sophisticated survival tactic used by animals to blend into their surroundings and avoid predators. However, in the cozy confines of a modern living room, that primal ...

Inspired by the theories of D’Arcy Thompson, scientists combined theoretical and experimental approaches to establish ‘mechanotypes’ as the physical links between genes and body shapes. Pictured are ...

Alan and Bernita Davies were each sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting they caused or allowed the death of their daughter, Steffie Davies Christina Coulter has been a Staff Writer ...