New research finds that birds can use lactate, often thought of as a metabolic waste product, as a cellular fuel that aids in ...

Environmental DNA contained in a small sample of water, sand or even air can reveal the presence of people, wildlife and ...

In people with severely compromised immune systems, JC polyomavirus can trigger an untreatable, often fatal brain disease. An ...

A breakthrough study revealed a primitive brain region that acts as a built-in filter to block out a noisy world.

For centuries, humans have told stories about the legendary Kraken, a huge octopus that coud sink ships whole. But roughly ...

Analysis of fossils discovered in Illinois reveals a previously unknown growth pattern and opens a new scientific debate.

Successful reproduction presents a fundamental evolutionary paradox: the immune system must tolerate genetically foreign sperm and embryos while maintaining ...

A 150-million-year-old fossil unearthed in Fujian province has revealed what researchers say is the smallest known ...

Purgatorius makes a comeback in Colorado This early 2026 discovery deserves your undivided attention. Led by Dr. Stephen ...

A jellyfish no wider than a dime can do something human skin cannot. When its surface is torn, the wound can close in minutes ...

The Multi-Sensory Convergence Ladder: As signals ascend deeper into the fish’s forebrain, specifically into a structure called the pallium, single-sense neurons give way to multi-sensory cells. This ...

Scientists have documented four chameleon species that were previously unknown to science in Mozambique's isolated mountaintop rainforests.