The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium ...

OPINION: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to change the long-standing regulatory definition of "harm" in the Endangered Species Act.

This work, combining behavioural genetics and calcium imaging, provides evidence for a form of learning in Drosophila that derives solely from direct or (optogenetically induced) phantom experience of ...

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you ...

I am a 78-year-old male who is in pretty good health. I keep my blood pressure under control and exercise five days a week at a gym, ...

This important study demonstrates that ocular organoids can generate both retina and lens through a non-canonical, "inside-out" morphogenetic route. The work is solid, with well-designed experiments ...

The matador bug’s flashy leg-waving isn’t a mating ritual but a predator deterrent, revealing a surprising defense strategy shared by multiple insect species and hinting at broader evolutionary ...

Mass extinction sounds scary, but it’s basically nature’s biggest reset button. Throughout Earth’s history, there have been five major events […] ...