New research has discovered that mice are capable of learning to plan ahead in order to…
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Water can be very dead, electrically speaking
Water is one of the most fascinating substances on Earth and at the heart of its…
First ancient syphilis genomes decoded
An international research team has recovered the first historic genomes from the bacterium Treponema pallidum, which…
Einstein proved right in another galaxy
Astronomers have made the most precise test of gravity outside our own solar system. By combining…
Waking up is hard to do: Prefrontal cortex implicated in consciousness
Researchers discover that stimulating the prefrontal cortex can induce wake-like behavior in anesthetized rats.
Not junk: ‘Jumping gene’ is critical for early embryo
A so-called 'jumping gene' that researchers long considered either genetic junk or a pernicious parasite is…
A mechanism behind choosing alcohol over healthy rewards is found
Changes in a brain signalling system contribute to the development of alcohol addiction-like behaviors in rats,…
Fundamental rule of brain plasticity
A series of complex experiments in the visual cortex of mice has yielded a simple rule…
California Aedes mosquitoes capable of spreading Zika
Over the last five years, Zika virus has emerged as a significant global human health threat…
Cross-species prion adaptation depends on prion replication environment
A hamster prion that replicated under conditions of low RNA levels in mouse brain material resulted…