Tiny brain injuries: Undetected lesions in the brain are a common cause of dementia and can be detected by MRI. Consequences in everyday life: The brains of those affected often process information ...

Induction of Multicellularity: When mechanically compressed, the salt-loving archaeon Haloferax volcanii can shift from being ...

Malta reached earlier than previously thought: Researchers have found evidence that hunter-gatherers arrived on the island by boat as early as 8,500 years ago – around 1,000 years before the first ...

Mineral deposits in limestone caves in Saudi Arabia show that the now arid Saharo-Arabian Desert experienced increased ...

The identification of peripheral neural stem cells could transform the treatment of Parkinson's disease and spinal cord ...

A new study reveals a long-isolated North African human lineage in the Central Sahara during the African humid period more than 7,000 years ago ...

Specialized “thirst” and “hunger” neurons in the amygdala operate through distinct circuits, influencing the drive to eat or ...

In a study, it wasn't the bravest mice, but rather the shy ones, that proved to be the most persistent tinkerers.

Dennis Gaitsgory receives the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, endowed with 3 million US dollars “for foundational ...

Alcohol in their food increases the production of sex pheromones in male fruit flies, making them more attractive to females ...

A neuroimaging study examined the processing of pain signals in the brain as participants’ watched virtual nature videos.

"Gender role attitudes reflect beliefs about how men and women should behave in the public sphere, such as politics and work, ...