A new study investigated the differences and similarities of cells in the prefrontal cortex — the frontmost region of the brain, an area that plays…
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The research shed new light on auxiliary metabolic genes. The protein could be important in both soil decomposition and soil carbon cycling. There are billions…
A new study that centered on the swimming behavior of sperm cells is the first to establish a direct effect of mutation on sperm behavior.…
The study demonstrated that the reproductive system influences overall health and aging. The study identified the negative consequences of disrupting meiosis. A new study in…
The scientists found that asymmetry is influenced by a person’s experiences. The brain’s hemispheres are not equal. At first glance, the human body seems to…
This healthy, 1-year-old male offspring of a rose-breasted grosbeak and scarlet tanager is the first-ever documented hybrid of its kind. The two species have such…
The plant, Ambrosia artemisiifolia (also known as ragweed), has already spread all the way to Denmark. In order to comprehend the spread of the invasive…
Otus bikegila. Credit: Martim Melo A new species of owl has just been described from Príncipe Island, an island lying off the west coast of…
Many deep-sea organisms are able to emit ‘living light’ through a chemical reaction, bringing light to the otherwise total darkness of the deep ocean. Bioluminescent…
The researchers believe that their method will also be effective in discovering genetic factors necessary for the generation of rose flavor by yeast in alcoholic…
The researchers found that heat turns off the brain. Zebrafish experiments demonstrate how vulnerable freshwater and marine species may be impacted by climate change. When…
Scientists have gained new insights into how exercise protects against neurodegenerative diseases. A special issue of the journal Brain Plasticity explores research on how exercise-induced…
The upper jaw of the infant of Yuanmoupithecus. Credit: Terry Harrison, NYU’s Department of Anthropology The oldest gibbon fossil was discovered in southwest China. The…
Specimen of new bee species, Leioproctus zephyr. Credit: Curtin University A new native bee species with a dog-like “snout” has been discovered in the Perth…
In new research, scientists reveal another factor implicated in the aging process—a class of lipids called SGDGs that decline in the brain with age and…
A new study reveals that impairment in a specific brain circuit in people is linked to addiction to cocaine or heroin. Credit: Mount Sinai Health…
Microalgae cultivation facility along the Kona Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. Image provided by the Cyanotech Corporation. Credit: Greene, C.H., C.M. Scott-Buechler, A.L.P. Hausner, Z.I.…
In lab tests, the new compound destroys 10 strains of antibiotic-resistant MRSA. A compound that both inhibits the MRSA superbug and renders it more vulnerable…