New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

Many animals show signs of high intelligence, including strong memory, self-awareness and communication skills.

A recent study in an animal model provides direct evidence for the role of the vagus nerve in gut microbiome-brain ...

The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...

Numerous diverse animals use scent to communicate with individuals of their own or other species. They may intentionally deposit scent containing various pheromones by urinating, defecating ...

All animals live in or seek a set of climate conditions they find tolerable. This "climate envelope" partially determines where animals are found, but the continued existence of many species now ...

The diagram below shows the same plant cell, as viewed with the light microscope, and with the transmission electron microscope. Animal and plant cells have certain structures in common.

Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord ... in accelerated healing of the tendon-bone junction with improved strength in comparison to a ...

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network A breakup? The end of a friendship? The ...