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Cichlids and stingrays can perform simple addition and subtraction in the number range of one to five. This has been shown in a recent study...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect specialized pacemaker cells that maintain the heart’s rhythmic beat, setting off a self-destruction process within the cells, according to a...

The presence of dendritic cells, so-called ‘sentinel’ immune cells, is vital to maintain and regulate the balance of the body’s immune response. Researchers have discovered an...

Gender-affirming facial surgery (GFS) is pursued by transgender individuals who desire facial features that better reflect their gender identity. Until now, there have been few...

COVID-19 patients commonly report having headaches, confusion and other neurological symptoms, but doctors don’t fully understand how the disease targets the brain during infection. Credit: Tulane...

Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days later, according to a new...

University of Leeds news Credit: Lee Roberts University of Leeds news  Embargo: Friday 1 April, 10am London time  Increased levels of blood fats in people with...

Over the two decades paleontologist Kevin Padian taught a freshman seminar called The Age of Dinosaurs, one question asked frequently by undergraduates stuck with him:...

When scientists announced the complete sequence of the human genome in 2003, they were fudging a bit. In fact, nearly 20 years later, about 8%...

Prehistoric mammals bulked up, rather than develop bigger brains, to boost their survival chances once dinosaurs had become extinct, research suggests.Credit: Ornella Bertrand and Sarah...

Xinjiang, in northwest China, lays at an important junction between east and west Eurasia and has played a historically important role in the exchange of...

Tetrahymena, a tiny single celled-organism, turns out to be hiding a surprising secret: it’s doing respiration – using oxygen to generate cellular energy – differently...

After the last meeting of the International Society of Microbiota (ISM), a well-documented report and statement were published. Numerous investigations showed a bidirectional interplay between gut...

Most of us remember enough biology to recall that mitochondria are known as “the powerhouse of the cell.” Even that audacious term may downplay the...

WASHINGTON – Engineers, optical and medical scientists, physicians, researchers, and graduate students will convene for this year’s Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics in a hybrid format...