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Two out of three people who received noninvasive ultrasound appear to have gained some level of consciousness, according to preliminary trial results.

A gain-of-function mutation in a single gene reveals ancient limb-forming capacity that has been preserved for hundreds of millions of years.

With many millions of people waiting several weeks to receive a second COVID-19 vaccine dose in some countries, experts consider the possibility that SARS-CoV-2 could evolve vaccine resistance.

Chirp dialects appear to be enforced by the colony’s queen, but scientists aren’t sure how. 

The newly discovered microbe seems to be responsible for a mysterious neurological disease that has killed dozens of critically endangered Western chimpanzees.

Manipulating the production of new neurons can improve cognition in animal models of the disease, raising the possibility that figuring out a way for humans to make more neurons could make a difference for people with dementia.

Last year’s Top 10 Innovations judges look into their crystal balls.

The “mother of plant virology and serology,” Helen Purdy Beale, developed techniques to understand the nature of viruses that went unappreciated for decades.

A study of bumble bees exposed to levels of radiation equivalent to those existing in Chernobyl hotspots shows that the insects’ reproduction takes a hit.

The thicker the flower petals’ cuticle, the more fragrance compounds the plant releases, according to a recent study.

This year has started out in a fashion that is sadly similar to the way 2020 unspooled. But the steady pace of scientific discovery helps maintain our sense of hope.

The University of California, Davis, professor is a pioneer in teasing apart the changes in gene expression that drive root development.