Debunking the Myth: The Human Adolescent Growth Spurt Isn’t Unique After All
Growth spurts during puberty are not unique in evolutionary terms. Up to this point, it has been widely agreed that the growth spurt in body…
Growth spurts during puberty are not unique in evolutionary terms. Up to this point, it has been widely agreed that the growth spurt in body…
Now researchers think they know why. Several years back, during a fishing expedition in the Florida Keys, biologist Lori Schweikert came face to face with…
A new study led by the University of Southampton in the UK has uncovered why coral reefs flourish in waters that appear to be deficient…
Researchers have successfully induced asexual reproduction in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, an organism that typically reproduces sexually. For the first time, scientists have induced…
The dynamic interplay where high-performance computing converges with biophysical exploration is pushing the frontiers of knowledge and catalyzing a new era of unprecedented discoveries in…
Scientists have created one of the most detailed 3D images of the synapse, the important juncture where neurons communicate with each other through an exchange…
Human Brain Project researchers from Forschungszentrum Jülich and the University of Cologne (Germany) have uncovered how neuron densities are distributed across and within cortical areas…
MBARI’s advanced technology offers new insight into the “Octopus Garden” off Central California, the largest aggregation of octopus on Earth. In 2018, researchers from NOAA’s…
Large national parks significantly boost mammal diversity in nearby unprotected areas, highlighting their importance for conservation strategies in biodiversity-rich regions like Southeast Asia. New research…
New sequence reveals genomic factors in fertility, including sperm production. An international research team has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome,…
The northern Pacific near Japan and Russia is home to several different groups of orcas yet they never interact, hunt different prey, communicate in distinct…
An aberrant reaction to challenges can increase the risk of psychiatric disorders. Neuroscientists from Radboudumc have demonstrated that adversities can cause lasting alterations in brain…
MIT researchers model and map how neurons across the tiny brain of a C. elegans worm encode its behaviors, revealing many new insights about the…
Neuroscientists have unveiled initial findings from experiments investigating the concept that “forgetting” might not be a bad thing, and that it may represent a form…
Researchers have delved into molecular “de-extinction,” studying ancient genomes for potential antibiotics. Their work unearthed antimicrobial molecules from Neanderthals and Denisovans, challenging traditional notions of…
Researchers from Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) have unraveled a long-standing mystery surrounding a protein’s role in clearing the body of damaged mitochondria….
Researchers from The University of Queensland applied an algorithm from a video game to study the dynamics of molecules in living brain cells. Dr. Tristan Wallis…
A new method to reprogram human cells to better mimic embryonic stem cells. In a groundbreaking study published on August 16 in the journal Nature,…