Cellophane” bees earn their nickname for the linings of their underground nests, which resemble the waterproof packaging material. Some 4 decades ago, researchers discovered these linings are actually ...

As our young planet spun down, its bulging shape gave way to a sphere, driving the formation of continental crust ...

However, mice that were neutered as adults gained the most. The procedure stretched their lives by about 33%, compared with ...

Under the microscope, the researchers saw hints of fossilized cells within the dino’s bone: rounded structures with sunken centers, each 23 microns long and almost 20 microns wide on average, nestled ...

So they tested some viral-vector vaccines in combination with common chemotherapy (carboplatin plus paclitaxel, “CarboTaxol”) in mice. The added chemotherapy was definitely beneficial compared to the ...

Intrinsic programs shape brain maturation; however, which of these programs are perturbed by prematurity as well as the ...

Epithelia are specialized tissue barriers that safeguard the organism’s internal milieu from the external environment, a ...

Martian meteorites provide a record of the planet’s geological history. However, most are geologically young samples that are ...

Jumping spiders enter a REM-like state, darting their eyes and twitching their legs. What’s happening beyond that remains ...

Kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) have been observed in a few rare gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), but their physical ...

Many animals use the Sun compass to guide their movement, sometimes over thousands of kilometers. Consistent use of the Sun ...