Cuttlefish brain atlas created

Anything with three hearts, blue blood and skin that can change colors like a display in…

Hidden mechanism connects cancer and diabetes

Insulin resistance is usually associated with type 2 diabetes. Now researchers have found it in cancer…

Scientists unearth 20 million years of 'hot spot' magmatism under Cocos plate

A team of scientists has observed past episodic intraplate magmatism and corroborated the existence of a…

Scientists discover new embryonic cell type that self-destructs to protect the developing embryo

Scientists have uncovered a new quality control system that removes damaged cells from early developing embryos. …

Environmental risks and opportunities of orphaned oil and gas wells

Researchers are leading an international team whose goal is to create a framework to help governments…

Restoring the blood-brain barrier?

Scientists discover a treatment in mice to repair the blood-brain barrier, which is key to brain…

Pangolin, the inspiration for a medical robot

Scientists have developed a magnetically controlled soft medical robot with a unique, flexible structure inspired by…

The speed of life: A zoo of cells to study developmental time

Researchers have used an unprecedented stem cell zoo to compare six different mammalian species and their…

When a rat smells a rat

Some animals release chemical pheromones which can trigger behavioral or hormonal changes in other animals. It…

Focus on function helps identify the changes that made us human

Research sheds light on human evolution, and demonstrates an approach for identifying significant differences in how…