Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the ...

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We suggest that as the Earth changed physically and chemically over time, its surface conditions allowed for a greater diversity of habitats for life. And these changes operate on geologic timescales ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

Alpha-GPC, a choline-rich supplement, enhances brain health by increasing acetylcholine, with potential applications in ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

A new undetectable doping trick that would help athletes to move faster for longer is being investigated by authorities ...

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

Oscar nominee Gints Zilbalodis on the allure of capybaras, casting his sound editor’s cat, and including human voice actors in his next movie.

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host their own microbiomes.

Using genes borrowed from bacteria, researchers have demonstrated fish and flies can be engineered to break down methylmercury and remove it from their bodies as a less harmful gas, offering new ways ...

With the Oscars coming on March 2, the race for best animated feature is heating up big time with the wide release of "Flow," ...