Science

For patients struggling to breathe, oxygen is one of the most familiar treatments in modern medicine. Yet delivering the right amount is more complicated than...

A Swansea University researcher investigating how neurodivergent people interpret the visual symbols embedded in modern life has received an international scholarship to present her findings...

Butterflies are often treated as symbols of beauty, but their ecological importance is far more consequential. Because they respond quickly to changes in vegetation, temperature,...

Deep in the world’s oceans, male sperm whales may be broadcasting one of the most powerful and unusual communication signals produced by any mammal. Their...

Inflammatory cell death has long presented researchers with a difficult therapeutic paradox: the molecular machinery that eliminates infected or damaged cells can also drive severe...

Intensive use of anthelmintic drugs is reshaping parasite populations in cattle, and a new study from Argentina has captured that evolutionary process in unprecedented genetic...

Obesity risk is written in more than one language. Part of the story is encoded in DNA, where hundreds of genetic loci have been linked...

A plant’s first steps into a new habitat can leave a molecular footprint far deeper than scientists once imagined. A study published in Nature Plants...

A New Two-Photon Holographic Mesoscope Opens a Window on How Brain Regions Compute Together For decades, neuroscience has been exceptionally good at observing individual neurons...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often portrayed through visible rituals—repeated handwashing, checking, or cleaning—but the disorder is driven by something less obvious: the private network of thoughts,...

A new study of the Ross Sea has revealed how dramatically Antarctic waves may respond when sea ice retreats, offering a glimpse into the powerful...

Li, G., Maeyens, L.T., Yin, J. and colleagues have identified a previously underappreciated connection between a liver protein called ABHD6 and the Akt–FoxO1 signaling axis,...