Smithsonian researchers have reconstructed the most comprehensive evolutionary map yet of Hawaii’s honeycreepers, a spectacular group of birds whose rapid diversification produced more than 60...
A surprising discovery in Parkinson’s disease research is challenging one of the field’s most familiar assumptions: that restoring movement necessarily requires increasing activity in neurons...
A new review in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology is bringing the hidden architecture of chromosome inheritance into sharper focus, examining how centromeres and inner...
Modern photonic chips are already capable of performing remarkable optical tasks on surfaces smaller than a fingernail, but a new study suggests that the next...
Researchers at Fuzhou University have developed a gelatin-stabilized liquid-metal hydrogel that combines stretchable electronics, artificial intelligence and solar-energy conversion in a single soft material. The...
A three-drug combination that exploits a metabolic weakness shared by cancer cells and senescent cells has extended post-treatment survival and improved physical performance in aged...
Senate appropriators have reached a bipartisan agreement on a short-term government funding measure that would delay implementation of a proposed rule potentially reshaping how federal...
Moving an outdoor cat indoors may be far less disruptive than many owners fear, according to a new study from researchers in Australia and New...
Parkinson’s disease has long been described as a disorder of dopamine-producing neurons, but a growing body of genetic research is revealing a more complex picture—one...
Plantar pressure mapping, a technology used to reveal how forces move across the underside of the foot, could soon become cheaper, smaller and more accessible...
A century after analytical ultracentrifugation helped earn Theodor Svedberg the 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the technique is finding new relevance in one of modern...
A widely used breast cancer referral system in England may be overlooking the vast majority of women under 50 who are at elevated risk of...
A new review in Genes & Diseases examines how scientists are turning a deeper understanding of X chromosome inactivation into potential treatments for X-linked genetic...
A Sacred Feather Could Help Save One of the World’s Rarest Cockatoos On Seram Island in Indonesia, an endangered cockatoo is at the center of...
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Office of Naval Research (ONR) marked its 80th anniversary with a celebration at the Pentagon, highlighting how decades of scientific research have transformed...
