A study identifies five women who have a functioning sense of smell despite an apparent lack of olfactory bulbs—the region of the brain that processes odors.

A medical art student’s master’s project will be used to help train junior physicians to perform lumbar punctures.

The brain wiring behind scent processing seems to scale across mammalian species.

The connectomes trace 385 neurons in the male worm and 302 neurons in the hermaphrodite worm.

Dogs have stronger facial muscles compared to wolves, giving them the sad or “puppy dog eyes” look.

The skull bones of a catfish move in coordination when capturing prey.

The fabella disappeared from our lineage millions of years ago, but over the last century, its presence in people’s knees has become more common.

Belly fat helps fight infection, but is also a common site of metastasis.

Hanging in front of the abdomen like an apron, the depot of visceral fat known as the omentum helps regulate immune responses.