animals
Darwin was right again—sort of.
Scientists regenerate damaged spinal cord nerve fibers with designer protein, helping paralyzed mice walk again.
Could medical detection animals smell coronavirus?
Researchers discover that cancer cells go into hibernation to avoid chemotherapy effects.
University of Tokyo scientists observe predicted quantum biochemical effects on cells.
A powerful new tool lights up the brains of worms, and may soon help draw maps of other animals brains.
Previous research suggesting it’s all about prolactin may be missing the mark.
Porcine gene edits may allow such transplants without rejection.
Has lockdown made your pet extra clingy?
Scientists find that an RNA-DNA mix may have created the first life on our planet.
A study explores how your dog does when you’re not home.
Scientists watch as mice mouse around an onscreen maze.
For several weeks after considering the ethics of eating meat, participants in an experiment changed their eating habits.
Research shows that sparrows and other animals use plants to heal themselves.
Exceptionally high-quality videos allow scientists to formally introduce a remarkable new comb jelly.
Historian Rutger Bregman argues that the persistent theory that most people are monsters is just wrong.
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An elephant at the Bronx Zoo has become a cause célèbre for animal rights activists.
One of the world’s most isolated island groups has just been made one of the world’s largest ocean reserves.
The compound found in “magic mushrooms” has significant and fast-acting impact on the brains of rats.
Across the world, wildlife is under severe threat.
It’s a precautionary measure stemming from fears that mutated coronavirus strains may reduce the efficacy of future vaccines.
Researchers find a key clue to the evolution of bony fish and tetrapods.
Another amazing tardigrade survival skill is discovered.
Your health and the health of the planet are not indistinguishable.
Scientists have identified the largest ever assemblage of mammoth bones.
Mosquitoes can taste your blood using unique sensory abilities. Can we use that to keep them off us?
Scientists confirm that slow blinks are an effective way to connect with a cat.
43% of people think they can get a sense of someone’s personality by their picture.
An intriguing theory explains animals’ magnetic sense.