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Species that come up with new ways to find food may be more likely to survive in habitats disturbed by agriculture and other human activities.

The bioactive coating tethers restorative proteins to implanted tissues and fosters new growth, animal studies suggest.

Absence of human contact is associated with declines in cognitive function. But as the COVID-19 pandemic brings concerns about the potential harms of isolation to the fore, researchers are still hunting for concrete evidence of a causal role as well as possible mechanisms.

Through groundbreaking studies on dengue and efforts to build scientific infrastructure in Latin America, the University of California, Berkeley, professor has bridged research with its benefits to society.

The researchers behind the results propose that an exercise-induced protein in circulation is responsible for the benefits.

A pathologist describes his observations from examining the bodies of those who succumbed to the coronavirus.

An enzyme pulled from toxic bacteria can enter the organelle and perform single-nucleotide DNA swaps.

The results are a proof-of-concept that the novel coronavirus can replicate in neurons, but it’s too soon to say whether this occurs in people with COVID-19.

Universities and healthcare facilities are planning to use spit tests to conduct large-scale screening.

SARS-CoV-2 generally attacks the lungs, but researchers are also stressing its effects on the brain in a fraction of patients.

As communities and businesses reopen amidst the pandemic, masks—in addition to other social distancing measures—are crucial for preventing new outbreaks.

Genetic evidence points to individuals from South America having possibly floated on a raft to Polynesian islands about 500 years before Europeans navigated there.