Salinella salve, an organism described as a single layer of cells, ciliated on both inner and outer surfaces and surrounding…
A unique organism sighted only once, more than a century ago, could shed light on the evolution of multicellularity—if it ever actually existed.
Laboratory-raised populations of dung beetles reveal a mother's extragenetic influence on the physiques of her sons.
Epigenetic changes accrued over an organism’s lifetime may leave a permanent heritable mark on the genome, through the help of long noncoding RNAs.
Scientists unravel the confusing molecular biology behind a fruit fly’s reliance on a single type of cactus.
Disrupting a small part of the brain with a magnetic field can reduce people’s prejudice towards good news.
Mice raised in isolation from their mothers developed cognitive deficits similar to those of babies raised in orphanages where physical contact is infrequent.
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The brain’s phagocytes follow an ATP bread trail laid down by calcium waves to the site of damage.
A Bill of Rights amendment reaffirming the right to pray could have negative consequences for the teaching of evolution.