In the Stone Age, pendants with potent symbolism were made from animal teeth and bones, adorning clothes or accessories and serving as rattles.
The state-funded genomics project aims to be a lasting resource for shaping conservation policy
Lab-grown human heart cells provide a powerful tool to understand and potentially treat heart disease.
Two of the most common genetic changes that cause cells to become cancerous, which were previously thought to be separate and regulated by different cellular signals, are working in concert, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Animals that live in groups tend to be more protected from predators.
As climate change alters environments across the globe, scientists have discovered that in response, many species are shifting the timing of major life events, such as reproduction.
It’s hard to forget the excruciating heat that blanketed the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021.
A newly revealed mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression
Using advanced AI techniques, the researchers discover one of the earliest pieces of evidence for the use of fire
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have found that people may have a tendency to form friendships with individuals who have a similar body odor.
Without cells that spur on the specialized antifungal units, the fight against a common infection is a lost cause
The crusty conundrum carries fundamental implications. The thickness of continental crust
Colonies of bacteria collaborate to form biofilms, which are slimy protective coats that protect them against environmental threats, such as immune defenses and antibiotics.
HIV has an “early and substantial” impact on aging in infected people, accelerating biological changes in the body associated with normal aging within just two to three years of infection, according to a study by UCLA researchers and colleagues.
A new atlas of tissue-resident memory T cells offers hope for therapies based on protective ‘first responders’
Discoveries of common mutations and dysfunction also point to therapeutic possibilities for both inherited disorders
Targeted repairs with ‘nicks’ of single DNA strands provide foundation for novel disease therapies
Night lights, TV left on, smart phones related to significantly higher disease rates
New device could provide an alternative to opioids and other highly addictive drugs
Babies may lack vocabulary, but they use babbling to tell parents and even strangers