Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
Can emulating our early human ancestors make us healthier?
The role of field biologists is changing as conservation biology evolves and ecological challenges mount.
The Scientist’s 5th installment of its annual competition attracted submissions from across the life science spectrum. Here are the best and brightest products of the year.
A new show at New York’s Museum of Art and Design celebrates olfaction and the science behind modern perfume making.
Autism researchers are testing the ability of whipworm eggs to treat autism in a new clinical trial.
The crucial importance of language in the debate over the regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic tests
Inflammatory signals in injured zebrafish brains promote the growth of new neurons.
More stories surface about how last week’s super storm is affecting research up and down the coast—and how science is fighting back.
In Chapter 2, "Consequences and Evolution: The Cause That Works Backwards," author Susan M. Schneider places evolutionary theory in terms of the science of consequences.