The recently hyped amoeba-flagellate Collodictyon has many secrets to tell about early eukaryotic evolution.
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The recently hyped amoeba-flagellate Collodictyon has many secrets to tell about early eukaryotic evolution.
A newly recognized chemical factor in the brain, called neuritin, regulates plasticity and may play a role in depression.
Louisiana’s salt marshes are recovering from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but some areas have been irreversibly lost.
The second of the two controversial bird flu papers is published in Science, revealing that just five mutations can render the virus transmissible between ferrets.
Engaging the brain with cognitive tasks helps paralyzed rats walk again.
A 30-year-old technique to record the electrical activity of neurons gets a robotic makeover.
Radioactive particles from the Fukushima nuclear disaster provide an unexpected way to track migratory marine species.
Neurons injected into mice help treat chronic pain at its roots, rather than simply alleviating its symptoms.
Plant pests are evolving to outsmart common herbicides, costing farmers crops and money.
Ancient bacteria living in deep-sea sediments are alive—but with metabolisms so slow that it’s hard to tell.