For the first time, researchers visualize zebrafish memory retrieval in real time.
For the first time, researchers visualize zebrafish memory retrieval in real time.
A sequencing study suggests that some genes have evolved in parallel in humans and their canine companions, likely as a result of shared selection pressures.
Two new fossils of ancient primates shed light on the divergence of apes and Old World monkeys.
Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
Children watching clips of Sesame Street inside fMRI scanners yield unprecedented insights into the functioning of their brains.
In Chapter 4, “Darwin’s Barnacles, Agassiz’s Jellyfish,” author Christoph Irmscher describes his subject’s obsession with marine organisms.
Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin’s unheralded codiscoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, found inspiration in the specimens he collected on his travels.
American naturalist Louis Agassiz had a zeal for collecting that encouraged a nation to engage with nature.