Rat neurons only weakly respond as the animals climbed upwards, suggesting the brain's map of the environment doesn't account for altitude.
Rat neurons only weakly respond as the animals climbed upwards, suggesting the brain's map of the environment doesn't account for altitude.
Heat-sensing protein channels in vampire bats allow the flying mammals to find the best place to sink their teeth into their prey.
An initiative that would require universities to post their researchers' industry ties online has faltered.
The bill to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the deficit would slash billions of dollars for basic scientific and medical research.
The well-studied hormone functions as a neurotransmitter in the brains of zebra finches.
Sequencing the DNA of individual neurons is a way to dissect the genes underlying major neurological and psychological disorders.
August 1, 2011
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2011 issue of The Scientist.
A US judge dismisses a case against federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research.