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Explore odd biology and fascinating questions about the human body, animals, and dinosaurs that continue to intrigue scientists.

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Illustration in blue of a brain on the right and a bottle, glass of wine, shot glass, and whiskey glass on the right. Conceptual illustration of alcohol use disorder.

A Common Gut Fungus Coaxes Mice to Drink Less Alcohol

Man sitting at the bar counter alone, seems to be binge drinking. Therapeutics developed based on neurons activated in response to binge drinking could help treat such compulsive drinking.

Drunk Mice Reveal Brain Circuits Involved in Binge Drinking

A grey tabby and white cat sits on a brown marbled floor, leaning to its side, in front of a yellow wall. Next to the cat sits an empty glass and a nearly empty bottle of brown liquid that seems like hard liquor. The cat’s eyes are half-open, with contracted pupils, making it seem, anthropomorphically, intoxicated.

Do Animals Get Drunk?

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Why Do Some People Get Drunk Faster Than Others?

Image of blue and red worms navigating across a maze from left to right. The far right depicts a finish line for the worms.

Drunk Worms Wiggle Their Way to an Ig Nobel Win

A blue immune cell with a red halo sits in the middle of a yellow spill from a tipping beer mug to the right. Blue bacteria surround the cell.

Alcohol Leaves its Mark on Immune Cells

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Hormone Sobers Up Drunken Mice: Study

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Newly Identified Neural Signature of Drug Craving Could Predict Drug Use

a person pours whiskey into a glass held by another person, with a smoking cigar in a tray in front

Study of Millions Finds Genetic Links to Smoking and Drinking 

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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Universe 25 Experiment

3D illustration showing three differently colored semi-translucent cells, representing different T cell subtypes, on a black background. A purple cell is in the front on the right, a red cell is on the left, and a blue cell sits behind the red one.

T Cell Nomenclature Gets an Update

A yellow-colored frozen frog.

Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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