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

The loss of darkness can harm individual organisms and perturb interspecies interactions, potentially causing lasting damage to life on our planet.

Just 20 years ago, scientists didn’t even realize muscles had their own circadian clocks. Now they are beginning to appreciate their importance in health. 

Researchers untangle the multifarious nature of muscle aging. So far, the only reliable treatment is exercise.

Scientists race to develop CRISPR therapies that could save the lives of kids with muscle-wasting conditions.

As robust efforts fail to reproduce findings of influential zebra finch studies from the 1980s, scientists discuss ways to reduce bias in such research.

Inserting human “mini-brains” into rodents has the potential to broaden scientists’ understanding of neurological disease, but raises quandaries about consciousness.

The gene-editing technology is already in trials for some rare conditions, with more human testing on the horizon.

Assessments of species vulnerability provide crucial information for conservation efforts. But the science behind them is still evolving.