A newly traced brain circuit compares what you see now with what you saw moments ago, helping shape whether you stick with a ...

Scientists long believed tardigrades survived lethal radiation by masterfully rebuilding their destroyed DNA, but new ...

Aerobic exercise may improve executive thinking skills after menopause, especially planning, focus, and switching between everyday tasks.

A new Idaho spider species got a distinctly local name: Hexura vandal, after the University of Idaho’s Vandal mascot.

Personality genetics held up in a test that deflates the genetic signal behind school success, and no single variant does ...

A billion-year-old calcium signaling system in cyanobacteria reveals surprisingly ancient roots of cell-to-cell communication ...

A new theory says language evolved in fireside stories, and the flicker rate of a campfire sits close to the rhythm of human ...

Plastic bottles could become food as engineered yeast turns their carbon into protein, vanilla flavoring, and vitamin-rich ...

Male mice drank more alcohol after isolation altered a brain pathway involved in emotion, decision-making, and reward.

DNA normally uses four letters. In lab tests, a bacterial enzyme successfully read eight, including four synthetic bases.

Kelp forest loss leaves Maine reefs with sun-powered microbes and a reworked water chemistry, raising questions about coastal ...

Small bee species can have surprisingly sharp vision, showing that large eyes are not always needed to see clearly.