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The octopus is an exceptional organism with an extremely complex brain and cognitive abilities that are unique among invertebrates. So...

Kyoto, Japan -- Humans have evolved as social animals. From childhood, we are taught the benefits of forging ties and...

Japan -- Among the many reasons men may have for envying women  --  at least when it comes to bad...

To coincide with Armed Forces Day 2022 (Saturday 25 June), Leicester health professionals have launched a major new research project...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists partnered with the University of Michigan to convene a panel of maternity care...

Global cement production accounts for 7% of annual greenhouse gas emissions in large part through the burning of quarried limestone....

Human populations have waxed and waned over the millennia, with some cultures exploding and migrating to new areas or new...

Zinnia (popular ornamental flowers) and tobacco adapt to copper in the soil. They accumulate heavy metal in the roots and...

Spinal fusion—fusing two vertebrae together—can treat a wide variety of spinal disorders. Often, surgeons will use a cage to provide...

Much research has been done on the effectiveness of masks to mitigate the spread of infectious diseases. However, standard infection...

The genomes of many human populations show evidence of founder events, which occur when a small number of initial members...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — At 190 years old, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise recently made news for being the “oldest...

All living organisms age and die – there is no way of escaping death. But not all organisms follow the...

The analysis of the human brain is a central goal of neuroscience. However, for methodological reasons, research has largely focused...

With the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic ongoing, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with the American...

As they grow, solid tumors surround themselves with a thick, hard-to-penetrate wall of molecular defenses. Getting drugs past that barricade...

For years, automotive companies have developed intelligent sensors to provide real-time monitoring of a vehicle’s health, including engine oil pressure,...

Photosynthesis has evolved in plants for millions of years to turn water, carbon dioxide, and the energy from sunlight into...

A novel, automated liquid biopsy test in development by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center can accurately detect...

LA JOLLA—(June 23, 2022) Salk scientists have uncovered an unexpected molecular target of a common treatment for alopecia, a condition...