A glowing butt might help some pitvipers attract their dinner

Many animals have been discovered to have biofluorescence, but it is not always clear why an organism might have evolved this trait

Deanna MacNeil, Cell Biology

September 21, 2021

Without synaptic "nibbling," mice develop behavioral problems

Lauren Granata, Northeastern University

September 21, 2021

Tapering off opioids is treacherous for mental health

Soren Emerson, Vanderbilt University

September 20, 2021

When a person "detransitions," pressure and threats — not regret — are most often the cause

Rey Katz, Physics

September 20, 2021

Precise CRISPR gene editing can correct the mutation that causes cystic fibrosis in mini-intestines

Charlotte Douglas, Institut Curie Paris

September 18, 2021

Mice don’t get Alzheimer’s, so why test Alzheimer's drugs on them?

Peter Weinberg, Biology

September 17, 2021

Researchers find biomarkers for heart disease in young adults

Matthew Bomkamp, University of Florida

September 17, 2021

Meet Valerie Thomas, the inventor and scientist who launched the longest-running satellite program imaging Earth’s surface

Hanusia Higgins, University of Vermont

September 16, 2021

Move over, mice: sheep have the superior brains for neuroscience research

Dori Grijseels, University of Sussex

September 16, 2021

Earth's oxygen is projected to run out in a billion years

As the Sun ages, Earth's processes will change

Briley Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles

September 15, 2021

Strong butt muscles are the key to sprinting at an elite level

Margaux Lopez, Vera C. Rubin Observatory

September 14, 2021

Your saliva affects the way you spread pathogens

Marnie Willman, University of Manitoba Bannatyne

September 14, 2021

Remembering Ben Barres, the trailblazing trans neuroscientist and mentor, on his birthday

Burcin Ikiz, Neuroscience

September 13, 2021

Alzheimer's drugs targeting amlyoid plaque may be doomed to fail

Rose Egelhoff, Journalism

September 13, 2021

Meet Nancy Grace Roman, the "mother" of the Hubble Space Telescope

Briley Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles

September 9, 2021

Which came first, the butt or the mouth? New research gives an answer

Lila Westreich, University of Washington

September 8, 2021

Math models can help cardiologists by finding the heart's hidden waves

Margaux Lopez, Vera C. Rubin Observatory

September 2, 2021

A breathing tube through the butt could be an alternative to mechanical ventilators

Simon Spichak, Neuroscience

August 31, 2021

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