Mice don’t get Alzheimer’s, so why test Alzheimer's drugs on them?
Lab-grown human cells offer a revolutionary new model for bio-medical research.
Ambitious gene editing needs an ambitious pair of scissors
Amit Choudhary speaks about being agnostic to scientific disciplines, and the power of CRISPR/Cas9
Mating plugs and other weird butterfly sex habits
Male butterflies want monogamy. Females, not so much.
How do geese know how to fly south for the winter?
A combination of landscapes, stars, and experience guide the geese & gander migrations
A skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate Appalachia’s salamanders
How two University of Tennessee researchers are working to prevent an outbreak
How cellular 'garbage disposals' help us understand type 2 diabetes
Proteasomes team up to combat high sugar levels in cells, and also play a role in neurological diseases
A smart ‘second skin’ shape-shifts to block out chemical weapons
The smart fabric made of carbon nanotubes is light, breathable, and can change how first-responders deal with sarin
Scientists are searching space for extraterrestrial viruses
Viruses outnumber all other forms of life on Earth and scientists hope to find them elsewhere
Every flood drives destructive Asian carp further into North American waters
Carp can starve out native fish by eating all their food supplies and taking over breeding grounds
Could we develop plants to absorb our excess carbon?
Salk plant biologists have a bold solution to climate change
Hurricanes are shaping lizard feet all over the world
New study shows that lizards evolve and maintain wider toepads to survive hurricane winds
Chemists are decoding the fruity scent of lemur stink flirting
New study identifies the molecules of a key lemur scent, but experts hesitate to call them pheromones
With no vaccine anytime soon, how will we treat COVID-19?
The science behind stopping this spiky spherical virus
Dogs' medical records are helping machine learning researchers track ticks
Text classification turns tick talk into data that even a machine can understand
With new technology, mind control is no longer science-fiction
We can only transmit basic signals between brains, but we should consider the ethics before moving on to complex thoughts
Beetles exploit bacteria labor to grow their exoskeletons
New research has revealed a "symbiotic organ" in weevils, showing how tiny organisms shape larger life
We're beginning to understand the 'tumor microenvironment' that makes cancer so resilient
The cellular processes that help tumors thrive in the body are a promising new target for cancer treatments