Watching someone cry often evokes an emotional response—but according to a new study published Thursday, human tears themselves contain a...
Analyses of amber show that insect larvae were already using a wide variety of tactics to protect themselves from predators...
While physicists continue to argue about whether time is indeed an illusion, as Albert Einstein claimed, biologists have no doubt...
Dog owners may need to learn to appreciate their best friend’s urine. Scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University have devised an...
Australian researchers have discovered a new way that epithelial cells, which form layers in organs like the skin and stomach,...
In a breakthrough discovery, published in Nature Communications, scientists from Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with researchers at...
Researchers from Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia have developed a new technique to see inside cells...
The shift from dense forests to open plains in Africa may have caused our ancient ancestors to change their vocal...
New findings published in Molecular Cell provide details about the hidden organization of the cytoplasm—the soup of liquid, organelles, proteins,...
The malaria parasite is a master of adaptation. To complete its life cycle, the parasite must be transmitted from a...
At about the size of a pinkie nail, the jellyfish species Cladonema can regenerate an amputated tentacle in two to...
Tiny things matter—for instance, one amino acid can completely alter the architecture of the cell. Researchers at the Universities of...
