It’s a phenomenon that was called the Homogenocene even before a similar term growing in popularity, the Anthropocene, was ...

Once a seed germinates, it is committed to one location. Plants are sessile—stuck where they started out—forced to cope with ...

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal ...

Think your cerebellum only coordinates fluid movements? New 2026 research reveals how your "little brain" also creates the ...

Gone are the days of spending hours searching for the answer to a question, having to leave the house to meet someone new or even getting up to change the temperature in your home. But technologically ...

Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is a prescription drug that helps manage blood sugar levels in certain people with type 2 diabetes. It works by imitating the effects of certain hormones called incretins.

The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

Many spine-bearing creatures, or vertebrates, have a curious bit of tissue deep in their brains called the pineal gland. It ...

They’ve long been seen as a way to prevent cognitive decline—but experts say the real key to brain health goes far beyond word games. An elderly person works on a crossword puzzle. These games can ...

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