Receiving the vaccine has turned from a health to a political affair as the remaining population voluntarily refuses to get vaccinated. This voluntary refusal puts themselves, the community, and ...

Kathryn Paige Harden’s book tries to demonstrate how genetics can ameliorate societal ills. She falls well, well short The last decade has seen genetics and evolution grapple with its history; one ...

Researchers found that zebrafish with their oxytocin neurons removed early in life showed less preference to socialize as adults. However, eliminating these cells in adulthood did not affect social ...

When we take medications, we generally do two things: first, we swallow some pills, then we wait for them to kick in. Whether or not they do, however, may be tied to our gut microbes. Intestinal ...

Central auditory processing disorder (APD), a hearing disability, can impact cognitive functioning and academic performance in those who experience it. It is typically diagnosed in childhood. Children ...

Bacteria survive and thrive even in the harshest environments. Scientists have characterized species thriving in Antarctica, and even in deep-sea oil wells.Now, a study published in PNAS in August ...

Animals are crucial for neuroscience research. Many important discoveries have been made by studying the brains and cells of different animals. For example, we learned how the brain encodes ...

During Thomas's three-decade career at NASA, she connected scientists with the data they need to understand our planet Valerie Thomas retired from NASA in 1995 after three decades of work, and she ...

Central auditory processing disorder (APD), a hearing disability, can impact cognitive functioning and academic performance in those who experience it. It is typically diagnosed in childhood. Children ...

Between 15,000 and 25,000 years ago, humans started hanging out with a particularly friendly breed of wolves: dogs. Scientists assume that these ancient pooches were first drawn to our settlements by ...

Almost immediately at the start of the pandemic, it was clear that age was a substantial risk factor for experiencing severe COVID-19. But how aging impacts our immune function has been a difficult ...

It’s hard to imagine Earth without land plants. Yet, terrestrial environments were plant-less for the first 3.5 billion years of Earth’s history. Plants transitioned to terrestrial life as early as ...