Applying insights from animal experiments to our understanding of humans requires knowing how gene functions correspond across species. DNA sequence similarity alone, however, does not always reveal ...

There are no woodpeckers on the Hawaiian islands, but a little yellow bird called the  ‘akiapōlāʻau (Ah-key-ah-pole-ah-ow) ...

New research performed with mice suggests that daily time in a warm environment such as a sauna might help older adults, especially women, combat age-related obesity and insulin resistance. The study ...

Octopuses squeeze through holes that should be too small. How? In a study in Journal of Experimental Biology by Wenci Xin ...

Sex between animals of the same sex is widespread in nature. But researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on November 2 now describe an unusual partnership involving an ongoing ...

Research out of South Dakota State University has highlighted a potential connection between limited exposure to cold stress during ewe pregnancy and higher lamb birth weight. The full results of this ...

An international research team led by Curtin University has for the first time uncovered unequivocal evidence of fossilised red blood cells and amino acids of collagen, fundamentally reshaping our ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Scientists studying the neurology of tame foxes identified changes in a part of the brain that has previously been associated with aggression, according to a new paper that compared the ...

KIMM Develops a Large-Capacity Cryogenic Chiller Delivering 15 kW of Cooling at −120°C or Below for Semiconductor Manufacturing – – Eco-Friendly Nitrogen Refrigerant and In-House Turbomachinery Used ...

A higher proportion of ultra-processed food in the diet is generally associated with poorer dietary quality and, among adults, a somewhat higher prevalence of overweight and obesity. This is shown by ...