Mutations tied to autism in mice lead to deficits in the signaling pathway activated by marijuana.
Mutations tied to autism in mice lead to deficits in the signaling pathway activated by marijuana.
Fossilized skeletal remains of the hominid Australopithecus sediba add to the puzzle of human evolution.
Living fossils not so fossilized; Canadian gov’t threatens scientists’ freedom to speak and publish; gene therapy for sensory disorders; an unusual theory of cancer; clues for an HIV vaccine
Starting in 2014, the federally funded initiative will seek to develop new technologies capable of mapping the activity in the human brain.
New studies of tadpole shrimp and other organisms show that the term “living fossil” is inaccurate and misleading.
Intrepid Norwegian explorers discovered the Antarctic icefish, a marvel of evolution, while venturing to an island at the bottom of the Earth in 1927.
Zebrafish are showing the way to new insights in cancer research.
A bizarre group of Antarctic fishes lost their red blood cells but survived to tell their evolutionary tale, revealing a fundamental lesson about the birth and death of genes.
Pigeons may use ultra-low-frequency sounds to navigate—a strategy that could steer them off course in the face of infrasonic disturbances, such as sonic booms.
In Chapter 3, “Tamping the Simian Urge,” author Travis Rayne Pickering contrasts the brute physicality of predatory chimpanzees with the headier hunting style employed by humans.