Ronald Davis of Stanford University changed his focus to research on ME/CFS, the disease formerly known as chronic fatigue syndrome, in a bid to help his son and others like him.

Ferreting out the biological function of dreaming is a frontier in neuroscience.

The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.

Join The Scientist on December 11 to discuss Yaa Gyasi’s sophomore novel, about a Stanford University neuroscience grad student navigating family issues, lab work, and her emerging identity.

In Chapter 7, “Wind and Breath,” author Jeremy England considers research findings that point to a surprising, emergent property of seemingly disordered molecules.

Is the model of early life as a freak occurrence in a disordered, primordial soup of chemicals wrong?

In the book’s prologue, author Daniel T. Blumstein explains his introduction to the study of fear.

Fear binds us to our human and nonhuman ancestors. Understanding the emotion can help us grapple with challenges we face today.

In Chapter 1, “An ABC of Early Classification,” author David Bainbridge explores the theological roots of zoology.